Sioux County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sioux County’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Sioux County economy

2.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.0% the month before
21,739
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
35,984
people in Sioux County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,736
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sioux County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Sioux 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

Colleges in Sioux County

Colleges in Sioux County
College	City	Type	Students
Dordt University	Sioux Center	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Northwestern College	Orange City	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Iowa Plains Local Workforce Development Area
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Cities in Sioux County

Sioux Center

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Sioux County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.