Iowa layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
3,293 workers in Iowa received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 94 filings. Another 176 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Wells Fargo on Oct 17, 2026. In total the Iowa registry holds 427 filings covering 28,849 jobs, hardest-hit in Des Moines, the most recent filed Sep 30, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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Questions
3,293 workers in Iowa have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 94 filings (as of Oct 10, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 3,293. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of jobs lost in Iowa is higher.
The largest Iowa WARN filings on record are RW Constructors, LLC (1,606), John Deere Waterloo Works (1,179), Transamerica Life Ins. (982) jobs. The newest Iowa filing is dated Sep 30, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
Yes. 176 jobs across 8 WARN filings are scheduled to end in Iowa in the next 90 days. The soonest is Wells Fargo in West Des Moines, 14 jobs, effective Oct 17, 2026.
This page lists every Iowa WARN notice on record. 94 Iowa WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 3,293 jobs, the newest dated Sep 30, 2026. Each one is taken from the notices employers file with the Iowa state labor agency, with a link to the original where the state publishes one.
Yes. Under the federal WARN Act, larger employers must give about 60 days' notice before a mass layoff or site closure, filed with the state. Some states add their own mini-WARN rules with lower thresholds.
20 Iowa filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 30, 2026. New filings appear automatically.