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Union County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Union County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Union County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 5,754

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 12,038

    people in Union County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $56,813

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Union County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Union 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 Union 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. Bunge1 open role
  2. GPAC1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Iowa Plains Local Workforce Development Area

    Adair, Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Crawford, Decatur, Dickinson, Emmet, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Taylor, Union, Webster, Woodbury, Wright

  • IowaWORKS Center - Creston

    Creston · Comprehensive · 641-782-2119

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

Cities in Union County

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Union 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.