Table Data - Employed Persons in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (MSA)

Title Employed Persons in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (MSA)
Series ID LAUMT191978000000005
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 2026-03-01
Last Updated 2026-05-19 2:52 PM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

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.

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DATE VALUE
1990-01-01 244536
1990-02-01 245000
1990-03-01 244927
1990-04-01 244415
1990-05-01 244204
1990-06-01 249841
1990-07-01 255219
1990-08-01 252369
1990-09-01 250572
1990-10-01 249945
1990-11-01 249198
1990-12-01 249442
1991-01-01 245373
1991-02-01 245511
1991-03-01 248934
1991-04-01 250441
1991-05-01 250311
1991-06-01 257510
1991-07-01 259240
1991-08-01 256213
1991-09-01 253107
1991-10-01 255036
1991-11-01 254430
1991-12-01 254121
1992-01-01 252162
1992-02-01 253982
1992-03-01 255862
1992-04-01 258124
1992-05-01 258999
1992-06-01 263630
1992-07-01 264966
1992-08-01 262212
1992-09-01 259212
1992-10-01 261723
1992-11-01 263890
1992-12-01 263407
1993-01-01 260564
1993-02-01 262825
1993-03-01 262316
1993-04-01 265340
1993-05-01 267717
1993-06-01 273251
1993-07-01 270445
1993-08-01 272137
1993-09-01 268225
1993-10-01 269665
1993-11-01 271806
1993-12-01 271684
1994-01-01 267193
1994-02-01 267895
1994-03-01 267292
1994-04-01 269902
1994-05-01 271139
1994-06-01 276699
1994-07-01 280130
1994-08-01 279602
1994-09-01 275595
1994-10-01 276447
1994-11-01 276844
1994-12-01 275274
1995-01-01 271743
1995-02-01 274817
1995-03-01 274228
1995-04-01 275800
1995-05-01 274597
1995-06-01 280085
1995-07-01 284059
1995-08-01 283923
1995-09-01 281085
1995-10-01 284736
1995-11-01 285376
1995-12-01 284901
1996-01-01 280254
1996-02-01 281662
1996-03-01 280001
1996-04-01 282275
1996-05-01 281802
1996-06-01 286533
1996-07-01 290830
1996-08-01 288236
1996-09-01 282632
1996-10-01 284572
1996-11-01 285501
1996-12-01 285081
1997-01-01 279200
1997-02-01 281115
1997-03-01 281989
1997-04-01 281005
1997-05-01 281872
1997-06-01 286214
1997-07-01 291402
1997-08-01 287060
1997-09-01 281330
1997-10-01 281578
1997-11-01 282342
1997-12-01 281551
1998-01-01 279151
1998-02-01 283786
1998-03-01 283024
1998-04-01 285419
1998-05-01 286611
1998-06-01 289919
1998-07-01 291946
1998-08-01 289256
1998-09-01 285075
1998-10-01 285689
1998-11-01 287153
1998-12-01 286253
1999-01-01 283539
1999-02-01 285143
1999-03-01 284423
1999-04-01 286002
1999-05-01 286643
1999-06-01 289798
1999-07-01 292091
1999-08-01 287790
1999-09-01 282661
1999-10-01 285648
1999-11-01 285580
1999-12-01 287401
2000-01-01 286454
2000-02-01 287630
2000-03-01 288164
2000-04-01 287604
2000-05-01 285535
2000-06-01 290654
2000-07-01 292537
2000-08-01 290644
2000-09-01 287494
2000-10-01 290947
2000-11-01 290475
2000-12-01 290278
2001-01-01 289068
2001-02-01 287684
2001-03-01 289286
2001-04-01 289973
2001-05-01 290656
2001-06-01 297699
2001-07-01 299380
2001-08-01 293968
2001-09-01 293706
2001-10-01 290151
2001-11-01 292174
2001-12-01 292740
2002-01-01 288622
2002-02-01 293203
2002-03-01 293808
2002-04-01 298794
2002-05-01 301778
2002-06-01 305541
2002-07-01 304819
2002-08-01 302974
2002-09-01 300763
2002-10-01 300287
2002-11-01 299065
2002-12-01 297393
2003-01-01 293206
2003-02-01 293364
2003-03-01 291426
2003-04-01 293384
2003-05-01 292998
2003-06-01 296239
2003-07-01 298039
2003-08-01 295331
2003-09-01 293629
2003-10-01 296963
2003-11-01 296962
2003-12-01 296111
2004-01-01 292374
2004-02-01 292444
2004-03-01 290882
2004-04-01 294167
2004-05-01 293895
2004-06-01 296943
2004-07-01 304037
2004-08-01 300387
2004-09-01 296427
2004-10-01 299424
2004-11-01 299608
2004-12-01 299059
2005-01-01 294592
2005-02-01 296325
2005-03-01 298525
2005-04-01 300339
2005-05-01 301016
2005-06-01 304786
2005-07-01 309010
2005-08-01 307074
2005-09-01 304870
2005-10-01 306309
2005-11-01 304978
2005-12-01 304519
2006-01-01 303842
2006-02-01 306709
2006-03-01 308208
2006-04-01 310243
2006-05-01 311125
2006-06-01 315724
2006-07-01 317591
2006-08-01 315686
2006-09-01 314379
2006-10-01 317771
2006-11-01 316575
2006-12-01 315800
2007-01-01 312786
2007-02-01 313888
2007-03-01 312964
2007-04-01 314887
2007-05-01 315661
2007-06-01 320330
2007-07-01 323843
2007-08-01 318955
2007-09-01 318601
2007-10-01 318854
2007-11-01 320965
2007-12-01 318012
2008-01-01 316207
2008-02-01 317654
2008-03-01 317115
2008-04-01 319469
2008-05-01 319193
2008-06-01 322621
2008-07-01 326848
2008-08-01 324134
2008-09-01 323963
2008-10-01 322914
2008-11-01 321228
2008-12-01 318590
2009-01-01 314785
2009-02-01 315074
2009-03-01 311360
2009-04-01 315252
2009-05-01 315875
2009-06-01 318092
2009-07-01 320080
2009-08-01 319057
2009-09-01 316927
2009-10-01 315915
2009-11-01 315280
2009-12-01 310645
2010-01-01 317401
2010-02-01 318077
2010-03-01 318333
2010-04-01 321892
2010-05-01 322774
2010-06-01 324529
2010-07-01 324604
2010-08-01 321750
2010-09-01 319592
2010-10-01 322433
2010-11-01 322643
2010-12-01 320829
2011-01-01 317291
2011-02-01 318750
2011-03-01 318451
2011-04-01 323476
2011-05-01 322796
2011-06-01 323817
2011-07-01 326233
2011-08-01 324190
2011-09-01 323007
2011-10-01 324002
2011-11-01 323787
2011-12-01 321642
2012-01-01 319913
2012-02-01 321505
2012-03-01 322587
2012-04-01 324788
2012-05-01 326318
2012-06-01 329148
2012-07-01 329037
2012-08-01 327631
2012-09-01 326432
2012-10-01 328081
2012-11-01 327352
2012-12-01 326562
2013-01-01 324898
2013-02-01 327675
2013-03-01 327747
2013-04-01 331653
2013-05-01 333888
2013-06-01 337947
2013-07-01 342529
2013-08-01 341430
2013-09-01 337971
2013-10-01 335893
2013-11-01 339038
2013-12-01 338106
2014-01-01 336570
2014-02-01 339945
2014-03-01 341531
2014-04-01 343991
2014-05-01 346982
2014-06-01 349168
2014-07-01 348876
2014-08-01 346568
2014-09-01 343882
2014-10-01 344394
2014-11-01 344020
2014-12-01 344955
2015-01-01 342363
2015-02-01 344006
2015-03-01 343318
2015-04-01 346122
2015-05-01 347949
2015-06-01 351730
2015-07-01 351785
2015-08-01 348778
2015-09-01 344333
2015-10-01 347714
2015-11-01 348047
2015-12-01 348685
2016-01-01 354977
2016-02-01 356954
2016-03-01 357086
2016-04-01 359108
2016-05-01 358635
2016-06-01 359743
2016-07-01 364285
2016-08-01 361266
2016-09-01 361050
2016-10-01 364766
2016-11-01 362570
2016-12-01 360659
2017-01-01 357580
2017-02-01 360934
2017-03-01 361590
2017-04-01 364109
2017-05-01 363106
2017-06-01 368779
2017-07-01 370276
2017-08-01 366071
2017-09-01 366063
2017-10-01 366633
2017-11-01 366233
2017-12-01 364188
2018-01-01 363860
2018-02-01 368996
2018-03-01 369004
2018-04-01 372816
2018-05-01 374256
2018-06-01 378469
2018-07-01 381032
2018-08-01 375630
2018-09-01 374150
2018-10-01 378330
2018-11-01 375655
2018-12-01 373137
2019-01-01 373569
2019-02-01 376154
2019-03-01 376777
2019-04-01 382828
2019-05-01 382390
2019-06-01 386612
2019-07-01 390034
2019-08-01 387596
2019-09-01 386604
2019-10-01 390337
2019-11-01 386386
2019-12-01 381607
2020-01-01 380870
2020-02-01 381995
2020-03-01 373416
2020-04-01 339967
2020-05-01 338638
2020-06-01 349287
2020-07-01 354887
2020-08-01 356671
2020-09-01 358941
2020-10-01 365323
2020-11-01 360889
2020-12-01 359544
2021-01-01 359095
2021-02-01 361376
2021-03-01 364914
2021-04-01 368728
2021-05-01 369216
2021-06-01 372825
2021-07-01 381689
2021-08-01 379322
2021-09-01 377606
2021-10-01 381840
2021-11-01 379528
2021-12-01 377744
2022-01-01 377095
2022-02-01 383024
2022-03-01 383684
2022-04-01 385512
2022-05-01 386066
2022-06-01 390865
2022-07-01 392963
2022-08-01 391024
2022-09-01 391549
2022-10-01 392647
2022-11-01 389896
2022-12-01 387185
2023-01-01 389751
2023-02-01 390955
2023-03-01 390063
2023-04-01 397528
2023-05-01 395527
2023-06-01 399295
2023-07-01 402694
2023-08-01 399366
2023-09-01 397476
2023-10-01 398647
2023-11-01 400653
2023-12-01 396097
2024-01-01 392741
2024-02-01 398746
2024-03-01 398549
2024-04-01 401356
2024-05-01 399654
2024-06-01 401784
2024-07-01 403815
2024-08-01 402426
2024-09-01 400781
2024-10-01 400417
2024-11-01 400789
2024-12-01 398760
2025-01-01 399760
2025-02-01 400791
2025-03-01 399619
2025-04-01 403511
2025-05-01 404045
2025-06-01 408289
2025-07-01 407331
2025-08-01 408474
2025-09-01 406305
2025-10-01 .
2025-11-01 410122
2025-12-01 406885
2026-01-01 402215
2026-02-01 403050
2026-03-01 403682

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