Whirlpool layoffs in Iowa deepened this week after the appliance manufacturer confirmed another 288 jobs will be eliminated at its Middle Amana refrigerator plant, bringing the total number of positions cut since summer 2025 to 879. The latest redundancies are due to take effect on 5 July, according to a filing submitted to Iowa's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification system.
The news came after months of uncertainty surrounding the future of the Middle Amana facility, one of the largest employers in rural Iowa County. Whirlpool had already announced 250 layoffs in July 2025 and a further 341 in February this year. The factory, which produces refrigerators sold under Whirlpool, Amana, Maytag and KitchenAid brands, once employed around 3,000 workers and has long been a cornerstone of the local economy.
