Webster County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Webster County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Webster County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
17,885
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,848
people in Webster County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,054
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Webster County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Webster 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 Webster 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.

Cargill1 open role
Davita1 open role
GPAC1 open role
Grinnell Mutual1 open role
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Cities in Webster County

Fort Dodge5 jobs

Other Iowa counties

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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.