Johnson County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Johnson County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 27 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Johnson County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.1% the month before
89,430
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
154,881
people in Johnson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,721
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Johnson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Johnson 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 Johnson 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.

University of Iowa13 open roles
Danaher10 open roles
Molecular Devices3 open roles
Advance Services2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
NOODLES2 open roles
Procter & Gamble2 open roles
RTX2 open roles
Tidal Wave2 open roles
Veterans Health Administration2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Johnson County

University of Iowa5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Johnson County

Colleges in Johnson County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Iowa	Iowa City	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

East Central Iowa LWDA
Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Washington

IowaWORKS Center - Iowa City (Satellite)
Iowa City · Comprehensive · 319-351-1035
Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri. 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Wed. 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Cities in Johnson County

Coralville27 jobs

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

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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.