Iowa Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,361,000 | - | 4.0 | - |
| 1979 | 1,366,000 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| 1980 | 1,350,000 | -1.2 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| 1981 | 1,328,000 | -1.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| 1982 | 1,296,000 | -2.4 | 8.5 | 1.6 |
| 1983 | 1,305,000 | 0.7 | 8.1 | -0.4 |
| 1984 | 1,312,000 | 0.5 | 7.0 | -1.1 |
| 1985 | 1,300,000 | -0.9 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| 1986 | 1,338,000 | 2.9 | 7.0 | -0.9 |
| 1987 | 1,369,000 | 2.3 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| 1988 | 1,433,000 | 4.7 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| 1989 | 1,448,000 | 1.0 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| 1990 | 1,386,271 | -4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | 1,402,313 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 1,440,385 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 1,497,084 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 1,508,666 | 0.8 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 1,527,972 | 1.3 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | 1,551,200 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 1,555,837 | 0.3 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 1,556,479 | 0.0 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 1,560,848 | 0.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 1,557,081 | -0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 1,568,638 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 1,567,836 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 1,537,341 | -1.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 1,534,991 | -0.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 1,559,555 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 1,594,628 | 2.2 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 1,602,147 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 1,606,976 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,497,226 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1,503,789 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,505,409 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,518,330 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 1,520,778 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 1,538,310 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,551,804 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 1,533,211 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,535,059 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,554,914 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,544,740 | 1.6 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,532,092 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,505,490 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1,523,207 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 1,527,122 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 1,540,869 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,551,260 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 1,570,543 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 1,581,312 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 1,563,081 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 1,562,865 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 1,573,757 | 1.2 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,562,068 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 1,552,823 | 1.4 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,524,703 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 1,532,568 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,541,950 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 1,553,483 | 0.8 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 1,559,666 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 1,571,861 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 1,581,554 | 0.0 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 1,559,172 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 1,555,963 | -0.4 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,569,319 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 1,563,938 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 1,555,871 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,532,245 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 1,540,027 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,542,006 | 0.0 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,553,457 | 0.0 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| May | 1,556,041 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,566,384 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 1,575,439 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 1,556,337 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,561,410 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,570,515 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 1,565,841 | 0.1 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,558,046 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,537,737 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 1,542,681 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,544,289 | 0.1 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 1,553,927 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 1,561,890 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 1,578,868 | 0.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,581,346 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 1,564,128 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 1,561,433 | 0.0 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,575,182 | 0.3 | 1.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 1,567,253 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 1,561,445 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,534,154 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,544,681 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 1,543,431 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 1,559,936 | 0.4 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 1,552,233 | -0.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,570,108 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 1,574,138 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,553,934 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 1,554,318 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 1,570,141 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 1,565,462 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 1,562,437 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,543,021 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 1,550,702 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 1,552,782 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 1,568,342 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| May | 1,566,809 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 1,580,741 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 1,593,089 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 1,566,332 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 1,575,730 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 1,582,918 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 1,573,495 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 1,569,696 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,533,500 | -0.6 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 1,554,742 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 1,553,071 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 1,569,077 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| May | 1,574,596 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 1,583,080 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 1,589,995 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 1,572,529 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 1,580,255 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 1,583,355 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 1,565,678 | -0.5 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 1,554,156 | -1.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,524,257 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 1,532,562 | -1.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 1,529,414 | -1.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 1,540,766 | -1.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 1,535,586 | -2.5 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 1,550,079 | -2.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 1,552,346 | -2.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 1,528,089 | -2.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 1,532,167 | -3.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 1,549,009 | -2.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 1,542,491 | -1.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 1,531,321 | -1.5 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,510,368 | -0.9 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 1,519,758 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,516,173 | -0.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 1,531,245 | -0.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 1,533,425 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,544,669 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 1,557,366 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 1,538,114 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 1,538,444 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,550,119 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,545,653 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 1,534,552 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,515,527 | 0.3 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 1,528,260 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,533,343 | 1.1 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 1,551,564 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 1,554,345 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,569,014 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 1,585,407 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,569,029 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 1,572,796 | 2.2 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 1,586,796 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 1,579,577 | 2.2 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 1,569,000 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,550,622 | 2.3 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,561,926 | 2.2 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,568,056 | 2.3 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 1,588,023 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| May | 1,595,277 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 1,606,546 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 1,617,391 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,601,603 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 1,608,332 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 1,622,451 | 2.2 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 1,613,357 | 2.1 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 1,601,957 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,573,712 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 1,580,599 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,586,456 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,595,105 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| May | 1,599,800 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 1,613,390 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 1,622,679 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,598,859 | -0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,612,240 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,621,133 | -0.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 1,618,817 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 1,602,973 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,586,892 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1,591,366 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 1,595,981 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,614,757 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,613,234 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 1,622,887 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 1,631,748 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 1,606,527 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 1,611,365 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 1,618,202 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 1,606,170 | -0.8 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 1,584,580 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| 2009-Jan | 1,563,700 | -1.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 1,565,162 | -1.6 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 1,570,114 | -1.6 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 1,585,004 | -1.8 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| May | 1,583,175 | -1.9 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 1,593,563 | -1.8 | 6.1 | 2.1 |
| Jul | 1,596,220 | -2.2 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 1,578,983 | -1.7 | 6.4 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 1,584,494 | -1.7 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Oct | 1,588,386 | -1.8 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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