Table Data - Employed Persons in Iowa

Title Employed Persons in Iowa
Series ID LASST190000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-12-01
Last Updated 2026-02-06 7:26 PM CST
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 1271761
1976-02-01 1271348
1976-03-01 1271615
1976-04-01 1274056
1976-05-01 1277434
1976-06-01 1280896
1976-07-01 1283900
1976-08-01 1286630
1976-09-01 1289878
1976-10-01 1293825
1976-11-01 1298613
1976-12-01 1304178
1977-01-01 1310207
1977-02-01 1315914
1977-03-01 1320191
1977-04-01 1322776
1977-05-01 1324684
1977-06-01 1327199
1977-07-01 1330469
1977-08-01 1334490
1977-09-01 1338941
1977-10-01 1342899
1977-11-01 1345377
1977-12-01 1346017
1978-01-01 1345971
1978-02-01 1346710
1978-03-01 1349486
1978-04-01 1354578
1978-05-01 1361004
1978-06-01 1367106
1978-07-01 1371533
1978-08-01 1373011
1978-09-01 1371139
1978-10-01 1367140
1978-11-01 1362575
1978-12-01 1358652
1979-01-01 1356205
1979-02-01 1355500
1979-03-01 1356214
1979-04-01 1357679
1979-05-01 1359527
1979-06-01 1361380
1979-07-01 1363201
1979-08-01 1365241
1979-09-01 1367780
1979-10-01 1370831
1979-11-01 1374289
1979-12-01 1377301
1980-01-01 1378105
1980-02-01 1375725
1980-03-01 1369848
1980-04-01 1360404
1980-05-01 1348379
1980-06-01 1335996
1980-07-01 1325581
1980-08-01 1319120
1980-09-01 1317196
1980-10-01 1318985
1980-11-01 1323263
1980-12-01 1328823
1981-01-01 1334074
1981-02-01 1337453
1981-03-01 1338601
1981-04-01 1338103
1981-05-01 1336492
1981-06-01 1334195
1981-07-01 1331429
1981-08-01 1327938
1981-09-01 1323795
1981-10-01 1318883
1981-11-01 1312565
1981-12-01 1305314
1982-01-01 1298535
1982-02-01 1293079
1982-03-01 1289349
1982-04-01 1287591
1982-05-01 1287327
1982-06-01 1287543
1982-07-01 1287474
1982-08-01 1286360
1982-09-01 1283649
1982-10-01 1279705
1982-11-01 1275530
1982-12-01 1271393
1983-01-01 1267794
1983-02-01 1265985
1983-03-01 1266335
1983-04-01 1268921
1983-05-01 1273884
1983-06-01 1280617
1983-07-01 1287941
1983-08-01 1294706
1983-09-01 1300104
1983-10-01 1303650
1983-11-01 1305227
1983-12-01 1305414
1984-01-01 1305021
1984-02-01 1304625
1984-03-01 1304768
1984-04-01 1305272
1984-05-01 1305287
1984-06-01 1304530
1984-07-01 1302878
1984-08-01 1300496
1984-09-01 1297542
1984-10-01 1294427
1984-11-01 1292027
1984-12-01 1290988
1985-01-01 1291078
1985-02-01 1291514
1985-03-01 1291577
1985-04-01 1291181
1985-05-01 1290623
1985-06-01 1290124
1985-07-01 1289833
1985-08-01 1290348
1985-09-01 1292102
1985-10-01 1294836
1985-11-01 1297784
1985-12-01 1300222
1986-01-01 1302087
1986-02-01 1303715
1986-03-01 1305420
1986-04-01 1307148
1986-05-01 1308905
1986-06-01 1310947
1986-07-01 1313405
1986-08-01 1315845
1986-09-01 1318171
1986-10-01 1320976
1986-11-01 1324319
1986-12-01 1328193
1987-01-01 1332001
1987-02-01 1335059
1987-03-01 1337158
1987-04-01 1338288
1987-05-01 1338816
1987-06-01 1339075
1987-07-01 1339724
1987-08-01 1341410
1987-09-01 1344177
1987-10-01 1347339
1987-11-01 1350838
1987-12-01 1354521
1988-01-01 1358385
1988-02-01 1362512
1988-03-01 1366318
1988-04-01 1369625
1988-05-01 1372473
1988-06-01 1375037
1988-07-01 1377456
1988-08-01 1379994
1988-09-01 1382998
1988-10-01 1386581
1988-11-01 1390241
1988-12-01 1393153
1989-01-01 1394909
1989-02-01 1395185
1989-03-01 1394518
1989-04-01 1393290
1989-05-01 1391665
1989-06-01 1390067
1989-07-01 1388891
1989-08-01 1388132
1989-09-01 1387606
1989-10-01 1387365
1989-11-01 1387212
1989-12-01 1387094
1990-01-01 1386882
1990-02-01 1386663
1990-03-01 1386664
1990-04-01 1387259
1990-05-01 1388858
1990-06-01 1391129
1990-07-01 1393547
1990-08-01 1395672
1990-09-01 1396990
1990-10-01 1397101
1990-11-01 1396587
1990-12-01 1396273
1991-01-01 1396605
1991-02-01 1398067
1991-03-01 1400575
1991-04-01 1403885
1991-05-01 1407598
1991-06-01 1411257
1991-07-01 1414362
1991-08-01 1416754
1991-09-01 1418761
1991-10-01 1420817
1991-11-01 1423299
1991-12-01 1426454
1992-01-01 1430354
1992-02-01 1434594
1992-03-01 1438785
1992-04-01 1442415
1992-05-01 1444944
1992-06-01 1446583
1992-07-01 1447868
1992-08-01 1449278
1992-09-01 1451235
1992-10-01 1453978
1992-11-01 1457065
1992-12-01 1460219
1993-01-01 1463676
1993-02-01 1467449
1993-03-01 1471510
1993-04-01 1475851
1993-05-01 1480395
1993-06-01 1484729
1993-07-01 1488442
1993-08-01 1491371
1993-09-01 1493499
1993-10-01 1494808
1993-11-01 1495540
1993-12-01 1496093
1994-01-01 1496916
1994-02-01 1498517
1994-03-01 1501062
1994-04-01 1504486
1994-05-01 1508344
1994-06-01 1512125
1994-07-01 1515538
1994-08-01 1518332
1994-09-01 1520734
1994-10-01 1523421
1994-11-01 1526735
1994-12-01 1529825
1995-01-01 1531539
1995-02-01 1531456
1995-03-01 1529869
1995-04-01 1527568
1995-05-01 1525860
1995-06-01 1525777
1995-07-01 1527583
1995-08-01 1531011
1995-09-01 1534976
1995-10-01 1538327
1995-11-01 1540710
1995-12-01 1542625
1996-01-01 1544504
1996-02-01 1546303
1996-03-01 1548188
1996-04-01 1550109
1996-05-01 1551928
1996-06-01 1553686
1996-07-01 1555369
1996-08-01 1556801
1996-09-01 1557595
1996-10-01 1557378
1996-11-01 1555956
1996-12-01 1553875
1997-01-01 1552022
1997-02-01 1551167
1997-03-01 1551384
1997-04-01 1552223
1997-05-01 1553066
1997-06-01 1553260
1997-07-01 1552641
1997-08-01 1551490
1997-09-01 1550547
1997-10-01 1550189
1997-11-01 1550207
1997-12-01 1550322
1998-01-01 1550330
1998-02-01 1550172
1998-03-01 1549671
1998-04-01 1549157
1998-05-01 1548876
1998-06-01 1548848
1998-07-01 1549101
1998-08-01 1549495
1998-09-01 1549811
1998-10-01 1550001
1998-11-01 1550247
1998-12-01 1550483
1999-01-01 1550880
1999-02-01 1551743
1999-03-01 1553076
1999-04-01 1554278
1999-05-01 1554670
1999-06-01 1554054
1999-07-01 1552681
1999-08-01 1551151
1999-09-01 1550077
1999-10-01 1550125
1999-11-01 1551619
1999-12-01 1553806
2000-01-01 1555333
2000-02-01 1555261
2000-03-01 1553844
2000-04-01 1551754
2000-05-01 1549833
2000-06-01 1548922
2000-07-01 1549367
2000-08-01 1551231
2000-09-01 1554123
2000-10-01 1557033
2000-11-01 1559083
2000-12-01 1560287
2001-01-01 1560929
2001-02-01 1561146
2001-03-01 1561024
2001-04-01 1561068
2001-05-01 1561548
2001-06-01 1561858
2001-07-01 1561467
2001-08-01 1560038
2001-09-01 1557899
2001-10-01 1555891
2001-11-01 1554622
2001-12-01 1554788
2002-01-01 1556811
2002-02-01 1560304
2002-03-01 1564104
2002-04-01 1567319
2002-05-01 1569616
2002-06-01 1571102
2002-07-01 1571726
2002-08-01 1571400
2002-09-01 1570102
2002-10-01 1567891
2002-11-01 1564929
2002-12-01 1560979
2003-01-01 1556124
2003-02-01 1550860
2003-03-01 1545634
2003-04-01 1540501
2003-05-01 1535876
2003-06-01 1532733
2003-07-01 1531534
2003-08-01 1532215
2003-09-01 1534272
2003-10-01 1536661
2003-11-01 1538554
2003-12-01 1539417
2004-01-01 1538948
2004-02-01 1537641
2004-03-01 1536654
2004-04-01 1536527
2004-05-01 1536950
2004-06-01 1537400
2004-07-01 1537850
2004-08-01 1538099
2004-09-01 1537983
2004-10-01 1537970
2004-11-01 1538735
2004-12-01 1540752
2005-01-01 1543970
2005-02-01 1547793
2005-03-01 1551760
2005-04-01 1555891
2005-05-01 1560221
2005-06-01 1564205
2005-07-01 1567242
2005-08-01 1569351
2005-09-01 1571026
2005-10-01 1572748
2005-11-01 1575012
2005-12-01 1578326
2006-01-01 1583062
2006-02-01 1588679
2006-03-01 1593926
2006-04-01 1597863
2006-05-01 1600243
2006-06-01 1601360
2006-07-01 1602110
2006-08-01 1603322
2006-09-01 1605106
2006-10-01 1607224
2006-11-01 1608946
2006-12-01 1609387
2007-01-01 1608415
2007-02-01 1606781
2007-03-01 1605263
2007-04-01 1604315
2007-05-01 1603958
2007-06-01 1604280
2007-07-01 1605085
2007-08-01 1606199
2007-09-01 1607803
2007-10-01 1609841
2007-11-01 1612176
2007-12-01 1614737
2008-01-01 1616872
2008-02-01 1618204
2008-03-01 1618977
2008-04-01 1619570
2008-05-01 1620497
2008-06-01 1621892
2008-07-01 1623399
2008-08-01 1624309
2008-09-01 1623733
2008-10-01 1621166
2008-11-01 1616390
2008-12-01 1609624
2009-01-01 1601653
2009-02-01 1593597
2009-03-01 1586645
2009-04-01 1581675
2009-05-01 1578505
2009-06-01 1576584
2009-07-01 1575034
2009-08-01 1573124
2009-09-01 1570698
2009-10-01 1567968
2009-11-01 1565929
2009-12-01 1565632
2010-01-01 1567583
2010-02-01 1571168
2010-03-01 1574956
2010-04-01 1577448
2010-05-01 1578079
2010-06-01 1576967
2010-07-01 1575022
2010-08-01 1573520
2010-09-01 1573185
2010-10-01 1574257
2010-11-01 1576284
2010-12-01 1578486
2011-01-01 1580036
2011-02-01 1580466
2011-03-01 1579788
2011-04-01 1578363
2011-05-01 1576712
2011-06-01 1575356
2011-07-01 1574728
2011-08-01 1574950
2011-09-01 1575880
2011-10-01 1577222
2011-11-01 1578456
2011-12-01 1579131
2012-01-01 1579347
2012-02-01 1579207
2012-03-01 1578518
2012-04-01 1577203
2012-05-01 1575723
2012-06-01 1574835
2012-07-01 1575008
2012-08-01 1576160
2012-09-01 1578033
2012-10-01 1580106
2012-11-01 1581630
2012-12-01 1582360
2013-01-01 1582401
2013-02-01 1582646
2013-03-01 1584591
2013-04-01 1589228
2013-05-01 1595602
2013-06-01 1601939
2013-07-01 1607033
2013-08-01 1610247
2013-09-01 1611489
2013-10-01 1611360
2013-11-01 1611207
2013-12-01 1612164
2014-01-01 1614779
2014-02-01 1618583
2014-03-01 1622319
2014-04-01 1625206
2014-05-01 1627600
2014-06-01 1629976
2014-07-01 1632044
2014-08-01 1633982
2014-09-01 1636092
2014-10-01 1638319
2014-11-01 1640254
2014-12-01 1641501
2015-01-01 1641989
2015-02-01 1642043
2015-03-01 1642145
2015-04-01 1642018
2015-05-01 1641329
2015-06-01 1640132
2015-07-01 1638912
2015-08-01 1638194
2015-09-01 1638374
2015-10-01 1639918
2015-11-01 1642944
2015-12-01 1646902
2016-01-01 1650457
2016-02-01 1652390
2016-03-01 1652356
2016-04-01 1651013
2016-05-01 1649326
2016-06-01 1647879
2016-07-01 1646936
2016-08-01 1646026
2016-09-01 1644548
2016-10-01 1642192
2016-11-01 1639313
2016-12-01 1636673
2017-01-01 1635216
2017-02-01 1635408
2017-03-01 1636792
2017-04-01 1638792
2017-05-01 1640676
2017-06-01 1641771
2017-07-01 1641910
2017-08-01 1641271
2017-09-01 1640300
2017-10-01 1639620
2017-11-01 1639458
2017-12-01 1640345
2018-01-01 1642992
2018-02-01 1647615
2018-03-01 1653481
2018-04-01 1659036
2018-05-01 1663031
2018-06-01 1665279
2018-07-01 1666117
2018-08-01 1666367
2018-09-01 1666842
2018-10-01 1668040
2018-11-01 1670268
2018-12-01 1673437
2019-01-01 1676788
2019-02-01 1679914
2019-03-01 1682870
2019-04-01 1685909
2019-05-01 1688801
2019-06-01 1691231
2019-07-01 1693007
2019-08-01 1694175
2019-09-01 1695293
2019-10-01 1695854
2019-11-01 1694898
2019-12-01 1691055
2020-01-01 1683935
2020-02-01 1674165
2020-03-01 1663583
2020-04-01 1500822
2020-05-01 1513731
2020-06-01 1520822
2020-07-01 1534034
2020-08-01 1547511
2020-09-01 1561403
2020-10-01 1572042
2020-11-01 1580313
2020-12-01 1585106
2021-01-01 1588156
2021-02-01 1590521
2021-03-01 1594478
2021-04-01 1599424
2021-05-01 1604900
2021-06-01 1610575
2021-07-01 1615215
2021-08-01 1619020
2021-09-01 1621870
2021-10-01 1626359
2021-11-01 1631346
2021-12-01 1637365
2022-01-01 1643754
2022-02-01 1649840
2022-03-01 1654097
2022-04-01 1656487
2022-05-01 1656932
2022-06-01 1656469
2022-07-01 1655286
2022-08-01 1654194
2022-09-01 1653609
2022-10-01 1653824
2022-11-01 1654670
2022-12-01 1656178
2023-01-01 1658276
2023-02-01 1660553
2023-03-01 1662775
2023-04-01 1664343
2023-05-01 1664729
2023-06-01 1664256
2023-07-01 1663449
2023-08-01 1662416
2023-09-01 1661023
2023-10-01 1659997
2023-11-01 1659256
2023-12-01 1659220
2024-01-01 1659706
2024-02-01 1660627
2024-03-01 1661599
2024-04-01 1662644
2024-05-01 1663425
2024-06-01 1663021
2024-07-01 1661565
2024-08-01 1660256
2024-09-01 1659677
2024-10-01 1659847
2024-11-01 1660628
2024-12-01 1661351
2025-01-01 1664229
2025-02-01 1663602
2025-03-01 1664136
2025-04-01 1667047
2025-05-01 1669116
2025-06-01 1672016
2025-07-01 1672435
2025-08-01 1673416
2025-09-01 1675974
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2025-11-01 1683705
2025-12-01 1688720

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