Table Data - Unemployed Persons in Ames, IA (MSA)

Title Unemployed Persons in Ames, IA (MSA)
Series ID LAUMT191118000000004
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1990-01-01 to 2026-08-01
Last Updated 2026-09-30 1:59 PM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

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.

For more details, see the release's frequently asked questions.
DATE VALUE
1990-01-01 2181
1990-02-01 2069
1990-03-01 1836
1990-04-01 1784
1990-05-01 1903
1990-06-01 2049
1990-07-01 1923
1990-08-01 2185
1990-09-01 2559
1990-10-01 2367
1990-11-01 2329
1990-12-01 2330
1991-01-01 2500
1991-02-01 2456
1991-03-01 2277
1991-04-01 2165
1991-05-01 2260
1991-06-01 2500
1991-07-01 2172
1991-08-01 2259
1991-09-01 2398
1991-10-01 2231
1991-11-01 2129
1991-12-01 2227
1992-01-01 2349
1992-02-01 2257
1992-03-01 2305
1992-04-01 2047
1992-05-01 1985
1992-06-01 2355
1992-07-01 2005
1992-08-01 2090
1992-09-01 2178
1992-10-01 1844
1992-11-01 1855
1992-12-01 1987
1993-01-01 2253
1993-02-01 2167
1993-03-01 2051
1993-04-01 1817
1993-05-01 1841
1993-06-01 2100
1993-07-01 1757
1993-08-01 1772
1993-09-01 1850
1993-10-01 1768
1993-11-01 1683
1993-12-01 1692
1994-01-01 2119
1994-02-01 2004
1994-03-01 1898
1994-04-01 1645
1994-05-01 1578
1994-06-01 1953
1994-07-01 1607
1994-08-01 1803
1994-09-01 1878
1994-10-01 1728
1994-11-01 1638
1994-12-01 1642
1995-01-01 1892
1995-02-01 1768
1995-03-01 1743
1995-04-01 1667
1995-05-01 1629
1995-06-01 1874
1995-07-01 1638
1995-08-01 1732
1995-09-01 1804
1995-10-01 1659
1995-11-01 1542
1995-12-01 1574
1996-01-01 1817
1996-02-01 1744
1996-03-01 1717
1996-04-01 1572
1996-05-01 1603
1996-06-01 1695
1996-07-01 1551
1996-08-01 1532
1996-09-01 1617
1996-10-01 1559
1996-11-01 1603
1996-12-01 1545
1997-01-01 1783
1997-02-01 1641
1997-03-01 1543
1997-04-01 1475
1997-05-01 1472
1997-06-01 1714
1997-07-01 1540
1997-08-01 1576
1997-09-01 1666
1997-10-01 1578
1997-11-01 1426
1997-12-01 1407
1998-01-01 1640
1998-02-01 1522
1998-03-01 1603
1998-04-01 1391
1998-05-01 1486
1998-06-01 1760
1998-07-01 1513
1998-08-01 1580
1998-09-01 1725
1998-10-01 1557
1998-11-01 1436
1998-12-01 1301
1999-01-01 1503
1999-02-01 1399
1999-03-01 1352
1999-04-01 1235
1999-05-01 1207
1999-06-01 1611
1999-07-01 1331
1999-08-01 1414
1999-09-01 1285
1999-10-01 1222
1999-11-01 1176
1999-12-01 1125
2000-01-01 1383
2000-02-01 1209
2000-03-01 1228
2000-04-01 1077
2000-05-01 1042
2000-06-01 1117
2000-07-01 1008
2000-08-01 1161
2000-09-01 1146
2000-10-01 1078
2000-11-01 1003
2000-12-01 1235
2001-01-01 1553
2001-02-01 1412
2001-03-01 1533
2001-04-01 1301
2001-05-01 1228
2001-06-01 1434
2001-07-01 1276
2001-08-01 1314
2001-09-01 1303
2001-10-01 1366
2001-11-01 1457
2001-12-01 1543
2002-01-01 1892
2002-02-01 1751
2002-03-01 1788
2002-04-01 1646
2002-05-01 1504
2002-06-01 1894
2002-07-01 1794
2002-08-01 1695
2002-09-01 1657
2002-10-01 1557
2002-11-01 1685
2002-12-01 1690
2003-01-01 2100
2003-02-01 1949
2003-03-01 2000
2003-04-01 1778
2003-05-01 1746
2003-06-01 2132
2003-07-01 1955
2003-08-01 1840
2003-09-01 1792
2003-10-01 1577
2003-11-01 1726
2003-12-01 1735
2004-01-01 1970
2004-02-01 1810
2004-03-01 1876
2004-04-01 1581
2004-05-01 1767
2004-06-01 2193
2004-07-01 2001
2004-08-01 1986
2004-09-01 1924
2004-10-01 1871
2004-11-01 1942
2004-12-01 2003
2005-01-01 2293
2005-02-01 2196
2005-03-01 2088
2005-04-01 1812
2005-05-01 1942
2005-06-01 2201
2005-07-01 1901
2005-08-01 1804
2005-09-01 1897
2005-10-01 1786
2005-11-01 1923
2005-12-01 1863
2006-01-01 1911
2006-02-01 1931
2006-03-01 1712
2006-04-01 1543
2006-05-01 1544
2006-06-01 1914
2006-07-01 1778
2006-08-01 1652
2006-09-01 1652
2006-10-01 1571
2006-11-01 1589
2006-12-01 1628
2007-01-01 1945
2007-02-01 1961
2007-03-01 1823
2007-04-01 1784
2007-05-01 1742
2007-06-01 2122
2007-07-01 1889
2007-08-01 1866
2007-09-01 1803
2007-10-01 1713
2007-11-01 1722
2007-12-01 1929
2008-01-01 2093
2008-02-01 1993
2008-03-01 1934
2008-04-01 1771
2008-05-01 1976
2008-06-01 2357
2008-07-01 2261
2008-08-01 2269
2008-09-01 1955
2008-10-01 1949
2008-11-01 2024
2008-12-01 2496
2009-01-01 3223
2009-02-01 3371
2009-03-01 3389
2009-04-01 3242
2009-05-01 3246
2009-06-01 3841
2009-07-01 3616
2009-08-01 3571
2009-09-01 3112
2009-10-01 2904
2009-11-01 3015
2009-12-01 3307
2010-01-01 3694
2010-02-01 3643
2010-03-01 3541
2010-04-01 2949
2010-05-01 2969
2010-06-01 3315
2010-07-01 3153
2010-08-01 3103
2010-09-01 2783
2010-10-01 2654
2010-11-01 2721
2010-12-01 2920
2011-01-01 3348
2011-02-01 3121
2011-03-01 2992
2011-04-01 2646
2011-05-01 2700
2011-06-01 3166
2011-07-01 3118
2011-08-01 2986
2011-09-01 2707
2011-10-01 2565
2011-11-01 2407
2011-12-01 2658
2012-01-01 2865
2012-02-01 2736
2012-03-01 2701
2012-04-01 2342
2012-05-01 2488
2012-06-01 2792
2012-07-01 2889
2012-08-01 2662
2012-09-01 2143
2012-10-01 2281
2012-11-01 2124
2012-12-01 2386
2013-01-01 2859
2013-02-01 2609
2013-03-01 2518
2013-04-01 2240
2013-05-01 2341
2013-06-01 2771
2013-07-01 2793
2013-08-01 2562
2013-09-01 2138
2013-10-01 2201
2013-11-01 2013
2013-12-01 2144
2014-01-01 2590
2014-02-01 2488
2014-03-01 2340
2014-04-01 1849
2014-05-01 2050
2014-06-01 2423
2014-07-01 2484
2014-08-01 2219
2014-09-01 2035
2014-10-01 1947
2014-11-01 1724
2014-12-01 1864
2015-01-01 2261
2015-02-01 2056
2015-03-01 1827
2015-04-01 1654
2015-05-01 1868
2015-06-01 2295
2015-07-01 2135
2015-08-01 1814
2015-09-01 1724
2015-10-01 1685
2015-11-01 1561
2015-12-01 1809
2016-01-01 2003
2016-02-01 1981
2016-03-01 1771
2016-04-01 1463
2016-05-01 1579
2016-06-01 2123
2016-07-01 2052
2016-08-01 1872
2016-09-01 1709
2016-10-01 1552
2016-11-01 1272
2016-12-01 1526
2017-01-01 1875
2017-02-01 1708
2017-03-01 1577
2017-04-01 1226
2017-05-01 1426
2017-06-01 1744
2017-07-01 1722
2017-08-01 1702
2017-09-01 1404
2017-10-01 1105
2017-11-01 1168
2017-12-01 1199
2018-01-01 1530
2018-02-01 1474
2018-03-01 1361
2018-04-01 1137
2018-05-01 1164
2018-06-01 1473
2018-07-01 1439
2018-08-01 1271
2018-09-01 1097
2018-10-01 961
2018-11-01 1040
2018-12-01 1250
2019-01-01 1662
2019-02-01 1344
2019-03-01 1431
2019-04-01 1095
2019-05-01 1336
2019-06-01 1757
2019-07-01 1783
2019-08-01 1485
2019-09-01 1181
2019-10-01 1174
2019-11-01 1264
2019-12-01 1430
2020-01-01 1627
2020-02-01 1280
2020-03-01 1560
2020-04-01 5770
2020-05-01 4128
2020-06-01 3645
2020-07-01 3127
2020-08-01 2436
2020-09-01 2030
2020-10-01 1694
2020-11-01 1837
2020-12-01 1976
2021-01-01 2397
2021-02-01 2285
2021-03-01 2226
2021-04-01 1975
2021-05-01 2321
2021-06-01 2566
2021-07-01 2417
2021-08-01 2284
2021-09-01 1666
2021-10-01 1705
2021-11-01 1477
2021-12-01 1472
2022-01-01 1785
2022-02-01 1453
2022-03-01 1507
2022-04-01 1201
2022-05-01 1408
2022-06-01 1745
2022-07-01 1896
2022-08-01 2043
2022-09-01 1531
2022-10-01 1737
2022-11-01 1677
2022-12-01 1464
2023-01-01 1749
2023-02-01 1601
2023-03-01 1686
2023-04-01 1409
2023-05-01 1575
2023-06-01 1909
2023-07-01 1970
2023-08-01 1975
2023-09-01 1662
2023-10-01 1755
2023-11-01 1521
2023-12-01 1437
2024-01-01 1889
2024-02-01 1519
2024-03-01 1528
2024-04-01 1285
2024-05-01 1543
2024-06-01 1851
2024-07-01 2100
2024-08-01 1989
2024-09-01 1667
2024-10-01 1947
2024-11-01 1938
2024-12-01 1740
2025-01-01 2226
2025-02-01 2155
2025-03-01 2070
2025-04-01 1927
2025-05-01 2206
2025-06-01 2092
2025-07-01 2433
2025-08-01 2089
2025-09-01 1880
2025-10-01 .
2025-11-01 1839
2025-12-01 1756
2026-01-01 2274
2026-02-01 2120
2026-03-01 1970
2026-04-01 1501
2026-05-01 1796
2026-06-01 2149
2026-07-01 2285
2026-08-01 2003

Back to Top