Iowa Layoffs — December 2025
Employers in Iowa logged 9 WARN Act notices in December 2025, involving roughly 326 workers — climbing above November and up 55% versus December 2024. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 174 |
| Transportation | 2 | 72 |
| Utilities | 1 | 29 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 26 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 25 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 174 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 72 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pottawattamie | 2 | 68 |
| Greene | 1 | 62 |
| Johnson | 1 | 61 |
| Polk | 2 | 54 |
| Sioux | 1 | 33 |
Pottawattamie felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 68 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Lake | 2 | 68 |
| Paton | 1 | 62 |
| Coralville | 1 | 61 |
| Orange City | 1 | 33 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 | 30 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 210 |
| Layoff | 2 | 91 |
The high proportion of closures (64% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Built Manufacturing | Paton | 62 | Closure | |
| Integrated DNA Technologies | Coralville | 61 | Layoff | |
| 10 Roads Express LLC, 10 Roads Service, LLC, 10 Roads Logistics | Carter Lake | 42 | Closure | |
| Medtec, LLC DBA CQ Medical | Orange City | 33 | Closure | |
| CRST Expedited, Inc DBA CRST The Transportation Solutions, Inc | Cedar Rapids | 30 | Layoff | |
| Solgen Power, LLC, DBA Purelight Power | Ankeny | 29 | Closure | |
| Drt | Carter Lake | 26 | Closure | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 25 | ||
| Continental Manufacturing Chemist | Madrid | 18 | Closure |
The biggest impact was at Bauer Built Manufacturing at its Paton facility, reporting 62 affected workers. Integrated DNA Technologies followed with 61 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 Manufacturing 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.