Iowa Layoffs — June 2025
Employers in Iowa logged 22 WARN Act notices in June 2025, involving roughly 997 workers — climbing above May and up 4% versus June 2024. The average filing covered 45 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 12 | 324 |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 312 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 115 |
| Transportation | 1 | 84 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 70 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 324 workers across 12 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 312 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 7 | 219 |
| Linn | 1 | 183 |
| Crawford | 1 | 115 |
| Wapello | 2 | 107 |
| Lynn | 1 | 102 |
Polk was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 219 workers across 7 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 2 | 285 |
| Denison | 1 | 115 |
| Ottumwa | 2 | 107 |
| Des Moines | 2 | 95 |
| Waterloo | 1 | 71 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 326 |
| Layoff | 4 | 277 |
Closures accounted for 33% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Cellular | Cedar Rapids | 183 | ||
| Eckerd Connects | Denison | 115 | Closure | |
| Collins Aerospace | Cedar Rapids | 102 | Layoff | |
| Career Systems Development | Ottumwa | 92 | Closure | |
| FedEx | Des Moines | 84 | Layoff | |
| Advanced Drainage Systems | Waterloo | 71 | Closure | |
| Lennox Industries | Marshalltown | 62 | Layoff | |
| TreeHouse Foods | New Hampton | 48 | Closure | |
| United States Cellular | Johnston | 39 | ||
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 35 | ||
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 35 | ||
| Collins Aerospace | Decorah | 29 | Layoff | |
| United States Cellular | Dubuque | 18 | ||
| United States Cellular | Ottumwa | 15 | ||
| United States Cellular | West Burlington | 13 |
The biggest impact was at United States Cellular at its Cedar Rapids facility, reporting 183 affected workers. Eckerd Connects followed with 115 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Iowa. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Iowa WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.