Woodbury County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Woodbury County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Woodbury County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
56,503
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
105,760
people in Woodbury County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,147
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Woodbury County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
96
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Woodbury County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 28, 2026	People First Sanitation	Woodbury County	54	Mass Layoff	State record
Aug 21, 2026	Verschoor Meats, Inc	Woodbury County	42	Closing	State record

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Employers hiring most in Woodbury 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.

Seaboard Triumph Foods5 open roles
Lamar Advertising3 open roles
Nexstar Media Group3 open roles
Advance Services2 open roles
Perdue Farms2 open roles
Air National Guard Units1 open role
Aventure Staffing1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Bushnell University1 open role
EquipmentShare1 open role

Colleges in Woodbury County

Colleges in Woodbury County
College	City	Type	Students
Morningside University	Sioux City	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Briar Cliff University	Sioux City	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
St Luke's College	Sioux City	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

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IowaWORKS Center - Sioux City
Sioux City · Comprehensive · 712-233-9030
8:00am - 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9:00am - 4:30pm Wednesday

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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.