Table Data - Employed Persons in Iowa

Title Employed Persons in Iowa
Series ID LAUST190000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-12-01
Last Updated 2026-02-06 7:14 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 1232637
1976-02-01 1242235
1976-03-01 1254640
1976-04-01 1269476
1976-05-01 1276177
1976-06-01 1294979
1976-07-01 1323885
1976-08-01 1304012
1976-09-01 1295885
1976-10-01 1298250
1976-11-01 1305120
1976-12-01 1296810
1977-01-01 1280484
1977-02-01 1289923
1977-03-01 1303505
1977-04-01 1319340
1977-05-01 1321755
1977-06-01 1346322
1977-07-01 1362048
1977-08-01 1344379
1977-09-01 1341076
1977-10-01 1364513
1977-11-01 1351675
1977-12-01 1335758
1978-01-01 1319450
1978-02-01 1320220
1978-03-01 1327372
1978-04-01 1345190
1978-05-01 1356887
1978-06-01 1395663
1978-07-01 1402724
1978-08-01 1387571
1978-09-01 1371663
1978-10-01 1384238
1978-11-01 1367963
1978-12-01 1349739
1979-01-01 1323030
1979-02-01 1331518
1979-03-01 1343554
1979-04-01 1348838
1979-05-01 1358786
1979-06-01 1383314
1979-07-01 1392335
1979-08-01 1370695
1979-09-01 1372233
1979-10-01 1386977
1979-11-01 1380605
1979-12-01 1367310
1980-01-01 1350345
1980-02-01 1354822
1980-03-01 1360785
1980-04-01 1356628
1980-05-01 1342047
1980-06-01 1350292
1980-07-01 1359817
1980-08-01 1320845
1980-09-01 1315395
1980-10-01 1338556
1980-11-01 1333562
1980-12-01 1321024
1981-01-01 1309053
1981-02-01 1310109
1981-03-01 1324659
1981-04-01 1335920
1981-05-01 1332269
1981-06-01 1344060
1981-07-01 1361522
1981-08-01 1340318
1981-09-01 1328580
1981-10-01 1341017
1981-11-01 1321703
1981-12-01 1295033
1982-01-01 1267592
1982-02-01 1273783
1982-03-01 1265178
1982-04-01 1276954
1982-05-01 1288995
1982-06-01 1302210
1982-07-01 1315212
1982-08-01 1302273
1982-09-01 1292780
1982-10-01 1296733
1982-11-01 1285638
1982-12-01 1261818
1983-01-01 1235691
1983-02-01 1241933
1983-03-01 1250117
1983-04-01 1257125
1983-05-01 1266115
1983-06-01 1298120
1983-07-01 1322706
1983-08-01 1302068
1983-09-01 1315959
1983-10-01 1321356
1983-11-01 1313121
1983-12-01 1293549
1984-01-01 1275209
1984-02-01 1282273
1984-03-01 1284971
1984-04-01 1290958
1984-05-01 1305966
1984-06-01 1324400
1984-07-01 1335491
1984-08-01 1312778
1984-09-01 1302216
1984-10-01 1310459
1984-11-01 1300930
1984-12-01 1280819
1985-01-01 1261219
1985-02-01 1263857
1985-03-01 1274836
1985-04-01 1288399
1985-05-01 1293508
1985-06-01 1304035
1985-07-01 1314177
1985-08-01 1301562
1985-09-01 1301117
1985-10-01 1310855
1985-11-01 1302840
1985-12-01 1288159
1986-01-01 1279926
1986-02-01 1278522
1986-03-01 1288401
1986-04-01 1302281
1986-05-01 1307362
1986-06-01 1329333
1986-07-01 1340591
1986-08-01 1327557
1986-09-01 1319414
1986-10-01 1337107
1986-11-01 1331317
1986-12-01 1316466
1987-01-01 1301100
1987-02-01 1318484
1987-03-01 1324851
1987-04-01 1333593
1987-05-01 1340102
1987-06-01 1348959
1987-07-01 1369602
1987-08-01 1351924
1987-09-01 1345124
1987-10-01 1362257
1987-11-01 1355427
1987-12-01 1347287
1988-01-01 1331988
1988-02-01 1340708
1988-03-01 1348333
1988-04-01 1372301
1988-05-01 1367239
1988-06-01 1395659
1988-07-01 1403557
1988-08-01 1386163
1988-09-01 1386714
1988-10-01 1400654
1988-11-01 1396053
1988-12-01 1382827
1989-01-01 1371435
1989-02-01 1374636
1989-03-01 1380145
1989-04-01 1387530
1989-05-01 1387727
1989-06-01 1408875
1989-07-01 1417752
1989-08-01 1400767
1989-09-01 1386880
1989-10-01 1400368
1989-11-01 1394893
1989-12-01 1378957
1990-01-01 1358094
1990-02-01 1366909
1990-03-01 1369951
1990-04-01 1379858
1990-05-01 1387697
1990-06-01 1408670
1990-07-01 1425034
1990-08-01 1405786
1990-09-01 1402941
1990-10-01 1411382
1990-11-01 1401028
1990-12-01 1388432
1991-01-01 1367177
1991-02-01 1372473
1991-03-01 1380438
1991-04-01 1405045
1991-05-01 1404858
1991-06-01 1430537
1991-07-01 1446487
1991-08-01 1425085
1991-09-01 1427091
1991-10-01 1433273
1991-11-01 1427059
1991-12-01 1415576
1992-01-01 1401468
1992-02-01 1411493
1992-03-01 1421014
1992-04-01 1441034
1992-05-01 1443593
1992-06-01 1466082
1992-07-01 1478696
1992-08-01 1460890
1992-09-01 1453086
1992-10-01 1465392
1992-11-01 1464386
1992-12-01 1452737
1993-01-01 1433600
1993-02-01 1447034
1993-03-01 1450873
1993-04-01 1466925
1993-05-01 1484047
1993-06-01 1507719
1993-07-01 1515330
1993-08-01 1502589
1993-09-01 1496313
1993-10-01 1508579
1993-11-01 1501692
1993-12-01 1490014
1994-01-01 1467351
1994-02-01 1475743
1994-03-01 1478376
1994-04-01 1500067
1994-05-01 1512933
1994-06-01 1533928
1994-07-01 1540485
1994-08-01 1527091
1994-09-01 1525728
1994-10-01 1533101
1994-11-01 1535933
1994-12-01 1521157
1995-01-01 1500064
1995-02-01 1514711
1995-03-01 1518570
1995-04-01 1523753
1995-05-01 1520065
1995-06-01 1541377
1995-07-01 1553428
1995-08-01 1539417
1995-09-01 1540539
1995-10-01 1554098
1995-11-01 1546784
1995-12-01 1535953
1996-01-01 1512675
1996-02-01 1525185
1996-03-01 1534665
1996-04-01 1549075
1996-05-01 1553836
1996-06-01 1567903
1996-07-01 1579106
1996-08-01 1565801
1996-09-01 1558244
1996-10-01 1573344
1996-11-01 1562981
1996-12-01 1548229
1997-01-01 1521911
1997-02-01 1529059
1997-03-01 1537063
1997-04-01 1549133
1997-05-01 1559415
1997-06-01 1570520
1997-07-01 1578746
1997-08-01 1553510
1997-09-01 1549966
1997-10-01 1561957
1997-11-01 1555383
1997-12-01 1545922
1998-01-01 1524762
1998-02-01 1534939
1998-03-01 1531858
1998-04-01 1547340
1998-05-01 1553660
1998-06-01 1567798
1998-07-01 1569639
1998-08-01 1549885
1998-09-01 1553926
1998-10-01 1559766
1998-11-01 1554279
1998-12-01 1548370
1999-01-01 1523555
1999-02-01 1534958
1999-03-01 1537822
1999-04-01 1556001
1999-05-01 1557505
1999-06-01 1575040
1999-07-01 1573518
1999-08-01 1551134
1999-09-01 1548555
1999-10-01 1558696
1999-11-01 1555235
1999-12-01 1552559
2000-01-01 1528426
2000-02-01 1541588
2000-03-01 1548253
2000-04-01 1554034
2000-05-01 1544644
2000-06-01 1560532
2000-07-01 1570548
2000-08-01 1555145
2000-09-01 1554173
2000-10-01 1567850
2000-11-01 1563550
2000-12-01 1555519
2001-01-01 1539465
2001-02-01 1547316
2001-03-01 1548941
2001-04-01 1561071
2001-05-01 1561749
2001-06-01 1574188
2001-07-01 1581535
2001-08-01 1561852
2001-09-01 1567119
2001-10-01 1564174
2001-11-01 1553018
2001-12-01 1550620
2002-01-01 1531221
2002-02-01 1552720
2002-03-01 1549532
2002-04-01 1567898
2002-05-01 1573277
2002-06-01 1583894
2002-07-01 1585959
2002-08-01 1570784
2002-09-01 1579709
2002-10-01 1580676
2002-11-01 1566502
2002-12-01 1556554
2003-01-01 1532323
2003-02-01 1540265
2003-03-01 1533749
2003-04-01 1540671
2003-05-01 1534484
2003-06-01 1545435
2003-07-01 1546714
2003-08-01 1531928
2003-09-01 1536600
2003-10-01 1554056
2003-11-01 1545092
2003-12-01 1534998
2004-01-01 1516745
2004-02-01 1523835
2004-03-01 1520577
2004-04-01 1539408
2004-05-01 1532927
2004-06-01 1548325
2004-07-01 1560877
2004-08-01 1542539
2004-09-01 1537261
2004-10-01 1549687
2004-11-01 1547254
2004-12-01 1539324
2005-01-01 1514643
2005-02-01 1532263
2005-03-01 1541314
2005-04-01 1559644
2005-05-01 1557535
2005-06-01 1571727
2005-07-01 1587927
2005-08-01 1572891
2005-09-01 1577223
2005-10-01 1586913
2005-11-01 1579352
2005-12-01 1571972
2006-01-01 1558258
2006-02-01 1573767
2006-03-01 1582347
2006-04-01 1598472
2006-05-01 1600824
2006-06-01 1615184
2006-07-01 1617336
2006-08-01 1601765
2006-09-01 1610146
2006-10-01 1622494
2006-11-01 1616531
2006-12-01 1610653
2007-01-01 1584372
2007-02-01 1587887
2007-03-01 1591875
2007-04-01 1598601
2007-05-01 1603316
2007-06-01 1622496
2007-07-01 1624470
2007-08-01 1602424
2007-09-01 1613727
2007-10-01 1621760
2007-11-01 1626047
2007-12-01 1608460
2008-01-01 1595133
2008-02-01 1598765
2008-03-01 1602942
2008-04-01 1620244
2008-05-01 1623352
2008-06-01 1631375
2008-07-01 1640406
2008-08-01 1621653
2008-09-01 1633072
2008-10-01 1641677
2008-11-01 1625590
2008-12-01 1605210
2009-01-01 1572987
2009-02-01 1576165
2009-03-01 1569752
2009-04-01 1584172
2009-05-01 1578805
2009-06-01 1587307
2009-07-01 1591028
2009-08-01 1577233
2009-09-01 1580658
2009-10-01 1582395
2009-11-01 1575401
2009-12-01 1553287
2010-01-01 1541730
2010-02-01 1550571
2010-03-01 1560565
2010-04-01 1586831
2010-05-01 1584323
2010-06-01 1587952
2010-07-01 1588071
2010-08-01 1571374
2010-09-01 1580772
2010-10-01 1590319
2010-11-01 1582670
2010-12-01 1573093
2011-01-01 1553024
2011-02-01 1561788
2011-03-01 1567169
2011-04-01 1585702
2011-05-01 1580291
2011-06-01 1582354
2011-07-01 1591182
2011-08-01 1575268
2011-09-01 1586052
2011-10-01 1590047
2011-11-01 1584663
2011-12-01 1571649
2012-01-01 1552431
2012-02-01 1561183
2012-03-01 1568309
2012-04-01 1579470
2012-05-01 1580813
2012-06-01 1589294
2012-07-01 1589560
2012-08-01 1573151
2012-09-01 1585427
2012-10-01 1596619
2012-11-01 1587848
2012-12-01 1573751
2013-01-01 1553844
2013-02-01 1569815
2013-03-01 1570143
2013-04-01 1588086
2013-05-01 1599514
2013-06-01 1613749
2013-07-01 1630067
2013-08-01 1618483
2013-09-01 1621152
2013-10-01 1610513
2013-11-01 1614888
2013-12-01 1604768
2014-01-01 1588645
2014-02-01 1602845
2014-03-01 1610719
2014-04-01 1630333
2014-05-01 1634555
2014-06-01 1645240
2014-07-01 1645686
2014-08-01 1633260
2014-09-01 1644488
2014-10-01 1651102
2014-11-01 1640370
2014-12-01 1629363
2015-01-01 1618993
2015-02-01 1629649
2015-03-01 1630284
2015-04-01 1645206
2015-05-01 1646631
2015-06-01 1656353
2015-07-01 1657764
2015-08-01 1638001
2015-09-01 1638960
2015-10-01 1650949
2015-11-01 1642776
2015-12-01 1637866
2016-01-01 1625611
2016-02-01 1641621
2016-03-01 1646012
2016-04-01 1658235
2016-05-01 1651075
2016-06-01 1654940
2016-07-01 1663098
2016-08-01 1645740
2016-09-01 1654979
2016-10-01 1654714
2016-11-01 1641479
2016-12-01 1624584
2017-01-01 1606171
2017-02-01 1626549
2017-03-01 1629192
2017-04-01 1646453
2017-05-01 1638693
2017-06-01 1655084
2017-07-01 1655667
2017-08-01 1637785
2017-09-01 1652051
2017-10-01 1650395
2017-11-01 1641234
2017-12-01 1632006
2018-01-01 1617548
2018-02-01 1643696
2018-03-01 1642222
2018-04-01 1655259
2018-05-01 1667227
2018-06-01 1680806
2018-07-01 1682426
2018-08-01 1654888
2018-09-01 1671581
2018-10-01 1682671
2018-11-01 1678775
2018-12-01 1667429
2019-01-01 1656663
2019-02-01 1673700
2019-03-01 1669777
2019-04-01 1685659
2019-05-01 1688197
2019-06-01 1698028
2019-07-01 1704799
2019-08-01 1689078
2019-09-01 1703718
2019-10-01 1710797
2019-11-01 1700562
2019-12-01 1687239
2020-01-01 1670497
2020-02-01 1679992
2020-03-01 1640287
2020-04-01 1503865
2020-05-01 1496149
2020-06-01 1530500
2020-07-01 1535856
2020-08-01 1550772
2020-09-01 1572380
2020-10-01 1595851
2020-11-01 1583626
2020-12-01 1581189
2021-01-01 1571113
2021-02-01 1578189
2021-03-01 1587546
2021-04-01 1600238
2021-05-01 1598677
2021-06-01 1611153
2021-07-01 1634304
2021-08-01 1615633
2021-09-01 1627379
2021-10-01 1640991
2021-11-01 1636409
2021-12-01 1630366
2022-01-01 1621325
2022-02-01 1648337
2022-03-01 1651563
2022-04-01 1655549
2022-05-01 1654795
2022-06-01 1662960
2022-07-01 1663326
2022-08-01 1646126
2022-09-01 1664428
2022-10-01 1670429
2022-11-01 1658276
2022-12-01 1646603
2023-01-01 1638057
2023-02-01 1653153
2023-03-01 1656840
2023-04-01 1674193
2023-05-01 1662921
2023-06-01 1669778
2023-07-01 1672458
2023-08-01 1654589
2023-09-01 1668108
2023-10-01 1675894
2023-11-01 1669247
2023-12-01 1647358
2024-01-01 1628706
2024-02-01 1655914
2024-03-01 1663164
2024-04-01 1671126
2024-05-01 1664032
2024-06-01 1664740
2024-07-01 1669945
2024-08-01 1656696
2024-09-01 1672491
2024-10-01 1666544
2024-11-01 1660063
2024-12-01 1656830
2025-01-01 1649190
2025-02-01 1649932
2025-03-01 1661982
2025-04-01 1685466
2025-05-01 1672813
2025-06-01 1684430
2025-07-01 1675723
2025-08-01 1665816
2025-09-01 1691642
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2025-11-01 1699701
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