Hardin County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hardin County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hardin County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
8,792
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,729
people in Hardin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,906
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hardin County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hardin County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hardin County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

LattaHarris1 open role
POET1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hardin County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

South Central Iowa LWDA
Appanoose, Davis, Hardin, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marshall, Monroe, Poweshiek, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Wayne

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Hardin County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Iowa’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.