Marshall County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marshall County economy

• 5.5%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  5.5% the month before

• 19,777

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 39,971

  people in Marshall County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $72,785

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Marshall County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Marshall 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 Marshall 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.

1. Emerson18 open roles
2. Eastern Communications2 open roles
3. Emerson Electric2 open roles
4. Alliant Energy1 open role
5. Connexzia1 open role
6. ESPO Engineering1 open role
7. GPAC1 open role
8. O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Marshall 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

• IowaWORKS Center - Marshalltown

  Marshalltown · Comprehensive · 641-754-1400

  Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm, Wed 9:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Marshall County

• Marshalltown27 jobs

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