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Wapello County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wapello County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 11 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Wapello County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.4% the month before

  • 16,878

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 35,265

    people in Wapello County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,034

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wapello County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 40

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Wapello County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
MercyOneWapello County40ClosingState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Wapello 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. Cargill4 open roles
  2. AJI Technical Search & Consulting1 open role
  3. Alliant Energy1 open role
  4. Deere John Capital1 open role
  5. divvyDOSE1 open role
  6. Five Below1 open role
  7. GPAC1 open role
  8. LHC Group1 open role
  9. Optum1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wapello 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 - Ottumwa

    Ottumwa · Comprehensive · 641-684-5401

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

Cities in Wapello County

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Wapello 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.