Winneshiek County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Winneshiek County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Winneshiek County economy

2.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.6% the month before
12,240
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,972
people in Winneshiek County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,652
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Winneshiek County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek 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.

Food Management Search2 open roles
EquipmentShare1 open role
GPAC1 open role
Northeast Iowa Community College1 open role

Colleges in Winneshiek County

Colleges in Winneshiek County
College	City	Type	Students
Luther College	Decorah	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Cities in Winneshiek County

Decorah3 jobs

Other Iowa counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Winneshiek County?

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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.