Region 11 - Des Moines WIB
IA · 8 counties · 358 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
State-level data for IA. Board-level data not available.
- WIOA Participants
- 81,966
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 73.8%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $8,024
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 1.7%
- Received training services
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 358
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 15,768
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 164
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 6,163
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | 1,953 |
| Hy-Vee, Inc. - Fulfillment Center | 736 |
| TPI Composites | 720 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | 631 |
| UnitedHealthcare Community & State | 549 |
| ING | 457 |
| Citigroup | 441 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa | 400 |
| John Deere | 363 |
| Younkers | 356 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 2 | 2026-04-18 | 2026-02-17 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 49 | 2026-04-04 | 2026-02-03 |
| American Contract Systems | Grimes | 47 | 2026-03-31 | 2026-01-27 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | 67 | 2026-03-17 | 2026-01-26 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 33 | 2026-03-20 | 2026-01-20 |
| Solgen Power | Ankeny | 29 | 2025-12-23 | 2025-12-23 |
| Continental Manufacturing Chemist | Madrid | 18 | 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-12 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 25 | 2026-02-06 | 2025-12-09 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 14 | 2026-01-23 | 2025-11-25 |
| Insane Impact, LLC | Des Moines | 90 | 2025-12-17 | 2025-11-10 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 26 | 2026-01-02 | 2025-11-04 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 63 | 2025-12-26 | 2025-10-28 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 1 | 2025-12-12 | 2025-10-14 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 23 | 2025-11-28 | 2025-09-30 |
| Burlington Trailways | Des Moines | 8 | 2025-10-18 | 2025-09-18 |
| John Deere | Ankeny | 40 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-09-17 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 12 | 2025-11-14 | 2025-09-16 |
| Fellers, LLC | Urbandale | 1 | 2025-10-24 | 2025-08-27 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 10 | 2025-10-18 | 2025-08-19 |
| Maverik, Inc | Des Moines | 100 | 2025-10-06 | 2025-08-06 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 10 | 2025-10-04 | 2025-08-05 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 44 | 2025-09-22 | 2025-07-22 |
| The Mutual Group | West Des Moines | 34 | 2025-08-08 | 2025-07-09 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 11 | 2025-09-08 | 2025-07-08 |
| FedEx | Des Moines | 84 | 2025-09-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 35 | 2025-08-24 | 2025-06-24 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Knoxville | 6 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | West Des Moines | 7 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Indianola | 6 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Des Moines | 11 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Ankeny | 7 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Ames | 9 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Johnston | 39 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Altoona | 8 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Knoxville | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | West Des Moines | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Indianola | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Des Moines | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Ankeny | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Ames | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Altoona | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| United States Cellular Corporation | Johnston | 0 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-06-11 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 35 | 2025-08-10 | 2025-06-10 |
| Fidelity & Guaranty Life Business Services, Inc | Des Moines | 103 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-05-27 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc | Ames | 70 | 2025-06-18 | 2025-05-19 |
| American Contract Systems | Grimes | 62 | 2025-07-31 | 2025-05-13 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 24 | 2025-07-14 | 2025-05-13 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 41 | 2025-06-29 | 2025-04-29 |
| Hy-Vee Fresh Commissary | Ankeny | 332 | 2025-06-24 | 2025-04-24 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 46 | 2025-06-15 | 2025-04-15 |
Showing 50 most recent of 358 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
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Data Sources
Retraining outcomes: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Performance Records Public Use File (PY 2024 Q3). Layoff notices: WARN Act filings collected by WARNTracker.com. Board geography: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES Geography Crosswalk.
Note Retraining data shown is a state-level aggregate for IA, not specific to this local board.
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