Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Data Series	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	88.2	88.1	88.2	88.9	(p)89.2
Employment(1)	84.3	84.5	84.6	85.8	(p)85.4
Unemployment(1)	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.1	(p)3.8
Unemployment Rate(2)	4.4	4.1	4.1	3.5	(p)4.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	85.8	85.9	86.2	87.4	87.9	(p)87.1
12-month % change	-0.2	-2.4	-1.9	-1.0	-0.7	(p)0.1
Manufacturing(3)	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	(p)14.8
12-month % change	-8.7	-8.1	-5.8	-3.9	-2.6	(p)-2.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	16.9	16.8	17.0	17.0	17.0	(p)16.8
12-month % change	0.0	-1.2	1.2	-0.6	-0.6	(p)-1.2
Financial Activities(3)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	(p)4.0
12-month % change	-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	(p)-4.8
Professional and Business Services(3)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	(p)6.7
12-month % change	-4.4	-4.4	-3.0	-4.3	-4.3	(p)-2.9
Education and Health Services(3)	15.1	15.2	15.1	15.2	15.0	(p)15.3
12-month % change	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.4	(p)4.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	7.1	7.2	7.1	7.4	7.6	(p)7.7
12-month % change	1.4	-1.4	-4.1	-3.9	-5.0	(p)-7.2
Government(3)	13.4	13.7	13.8	13.9	14.0	(p)12.6
12-month % change	7.2	0.0	-0.7	1.5	2.2	(p)5.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: July 23, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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