Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Data Series	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	89.0	88.4	90.3	(2)-	91.2	(p)90.5
Employment(1)	84.8	84.5	87.0	(2)-	88.0	(p)87.2
Unemployment(1)	4.1	3.9	3.2	(2)-	3.2	(p)3.3
Unemployment Rate(3)	4.6	4.4	3.6	(2)-	3.5	(p)3.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	86.1	86.1	88.1	88.6	89.0	(p)88.5
12-month % change	-0.2	-0.9	0.7	0.6	0.6	(p)0.7
Manufacturing(4)	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.5	14.6	(p)14.5
12-month % change	-2.6	-2.6	-1.3	-2.0	-1.4	(p)-2.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	16.8	16.8	16.8	16.8	17.2	(p)17.3
12-month % change	-0.6	-0.6	-1.8	-1.8	-1.7	(p)-2.3
Financial Activities(4)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	(p)4.0
12-month % change	-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	(p)-2.4
Professional and Business Services(4)	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	(p)6.6
12-month % change	-1.5	-1.5	0.0	-1.5	-1.5	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.3	15.4	(p)15.4
12-month % change	4.9	3.4	2.7	2.0	2.0	(p)2.7
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	7.8	7.8	7.5	7.4	7.4	(p)7.2
12-month % change	-7.1	-6.0	-1.3	0.0	0.0	(p)-1.4
Government(4)	11.9	12.2	14.2	14.6	14.6	(p)14.4
12-month % change	3.5	0.0	4.4	5.0	5.0	(p)5.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 06, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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