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Pottawattamie County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pottawattamie County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 25 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pottawattamie County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 47,966

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 93,407

    people in Pottawattamie County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,446

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pottawattamie County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie 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. Conagra Brands6 open roles
  2. GXO Logistics3 open roles
  3. JE Dunn Construction3 open roles
  4. Google2 open roles
  5. QBE North America2 open roles
  6. Rivalia Chemical2 open roles
  7. TS Banking Group2 open roles
  8. Acadia Healthcare Company1 open role
  9. Amazon1 open role
  10. Army National Guard Units1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Iowa Plains Local Workforce Development Area

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  • IowaWORKS Center - Council Bluffs

    Council Bluffs · Comprehensive · 712-352-3480

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

Cities in Pottawattamie County

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Pottawattamie 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.