The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Dec 2025
Persons
Name Dec 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2024
Iowa
58,369 55,035 51,174
Adair County
105 108 96
Adams County
37 40 41
Allamakee County
398 245 288
Appanoose County
196 200 180
Audubon County
84 82 63
Benton County
437 415 380
Black Hawk County
2,683 2,631 2,568
Boone County
416 396 376
Bremer County
413 394 361
Buchanan County
366 327 342
Buena Vista County
263 270 244
Butler County
296 242 244
Calhoun County
135 124 117
Carroll County
268 257 224
Cass County
211 204 171
Cedar County
340 304 291
Cerro Gordo County
743 727 624
Cherokee County
167 143 151
Chickasaw County
217 175 212
Clarke County
171 141 139
Clay County
273 244 246
Clayton County
408 278 363
Clinton County
943 921 838
Crawford County
432 287 396
Dallas County
1,903 1,914 1,804
Davis County
119 143 143
Decatur County
94 88 95
Delaware County
328 249 273
Des Moines County
813 706 642
Dickinson County
326 318 286
Dubuque County
1,843 1,596 1,804
Emmet County
157 166 130
Fayette County
376 331 319
Floyd County
286 270 257
Franklin County
147 143 142
Fremont County
105 120 121
Greene County
130 116 115
Grundy County
199 177 178
Guthrie County
197 175 180
Hamilton County
184 196 180
Hancock County
166 152 130
Hardin County
276 255 212
Harrison County
204 209 175
Henry County
296 264 250
Howard County
171 131 162
Humboldt County
137 145 140
Ida County
99 89 86
Iowa County
281 259 244
Jackson County
425 348 360
Jasper County
677 607 574
Jefferson County
258 274 254
Johnson County
2,149 2,241 1,963
Jones County
418 371 374
Keokuk County
166 167 171
Kossuth County
206 196 190
Lee County
569 533 466
Linn County
4,237 4,353 3,831
Louisa County
222 186 172
Lucas County
149 141 129
Lyon County
161 133 140
Madison County
304 261 247
Mahaska County
333 333 275
Marion County
483 500 422
Marshall County
1,447 980 1,108
Mills County
224 249 235
Mitchell County
137 129 121
Monona County
144 120 114
Monroe County
151 145 139
Montgomery County
152 154 118
Muscatine County
799 715 683
O'Brien County
187 181 172
Osceola County
80 70 67
Page County
241 202 190
Palo Alto County
144 131 111
Plymouth County
350 356 355
Pocahontas County
107 107 85
Polk County
10,109 9,949 8,628
Pottawattamie County
1,880 1,718 1,393
Poweshiek County
299 274 257
Ringgold County
64 65 50
Sac County
159 133 120
Scott County
3,671 3,674 3,388
Shelby County
181 173 159
Sioux County
540 388 403
Story County
1,323 1,378 1,188
Tama County
458 318 367
Taylor County
69 72 63
Union County
236 202 158
Van Buren County
112 114 91
Wapello County
691 677 732
Warren County
930 841 756
Washington County
308 268 275
Wayne County
109 84 91
Webster County
572 559 523
Winnebago County
162 167 146
Winneshiek County
376 274 301
Woodbury County
2,074 1,884 1,728
Worth County
124 116 114
Wright County
166 154 151
   

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