Linn County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Linn County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 7 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 379 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Linn County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
120,521
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
229,463
people in Linn County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,421
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Linn County layoffs

7
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
215
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
5
employers

WARN notices filed in Linn County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 13, 2026	Milestone Technologies	Linn County	20	Mass Layoff	State record
Sep 22, 2026	RTX	Linn County	1	Amendment - Additional Employees	State record
Aug 25, 2026	RTX	Linn County	1	Amendment - Additional Employees	State record
Aug 18, 2026	RTX	Linn County	1	Mass Layoff	State record
Jul 28, 2026	NFI Interactive Logistics, LLC	Linn County	49	Closing	State record
Apr 14, 2026	UnityPoint Health	Linn County	97	Mass Layoff	State record
Mar 9, 2026	Sky Auto Mall, LLC	Linn County	46	Mass Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Linn 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.

RTX83 open roles
Transamerica54 open roles
BAE Systems50 open roles
Raytheon19 open roles
GPAC10 open roles
Loenbro10 open roles
QTS Data Centers8 open roles
Suffolk Construction Company8 open roles
Alliant Energy7 open roles
Nextera Energy7 open roles

Colleges in Linn County

Colleges in Linn County
College	City	Type	Students
Coe College	Cedar Rapids	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Cornell College	Mount Vernon	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Mount Mercy University	Cedar Rapids	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Linn 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 - Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids · Comprehensive · 319-365-9474
8:00 to 4:30 Mon., Tues., Thurs and Fri; 9am to 4:30pm Wed.

Cities in Linn County

Cedar Rapids350 jobs
Marion12 jobs
Palo8 jobs
Hiawatha6 jobs
Fairfax3 jobs
Fayette

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.