Warren County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Warren County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Warren County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.2% the month before
30,552
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,484
people in Warren County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$92,990
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Warren County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Warren 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 Warren County

Colleges in Warren County
College	City	Type	Students
Simpson College	Indianola	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Central Iowa LWDA
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Story, Warren

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Warren County?

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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.