Iowa Layoffs — February 2026
Employers in Iowa logged 16 WARN Act notices in February 2026, involving roughly 654 workers — climbing above January and up 186% versus February 2025. The average filing covered 41 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 51 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 51 workers across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1 | 341 |
| Des Moines | 12 | 173 |
| Black Hawk | 1 | 89 |
| Polk | 2 | 51 |
Iowa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 341 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Amana | 1 | 341 |
| Burlington | 12 | 173 |
| Waterloo | 1 | 89 |
| West Des Moines | 2 | 51 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 392 |
| Closure | 1 | 89 |
Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool | Amana | 341 | Layoff | |
| Cedar Valley | Waterloo | 89 | Closure | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 49 | Layoff | |
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 47 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 27 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 18 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 16 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 15 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 14 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 13 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 7 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 6 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 5 | ||
| CNH Industrial America | Burlington | 4 | ||
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 2 | Layoff |
The biggest impact was at Whirlpool at its Amana facility, reporting 341 affected workers. Cedar Valley followed with 89 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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.