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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Iowa > Ames

Ames

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ames — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Ames, IA Economy at a Glance:
Ames, IA
Data Series Back
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 56.0 56.7 60.5 60.4 60.7 (p)60.3

Employment(1)

 54.6 55.3 59.4 59.0 59.3 (p)59.1

Unemployment(1)

 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 (p)1.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.5 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.2 (p)2.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 50.9 52.2 56.6 56.8 57.1 (p)56.9

12-month % change

 1.4 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.7 (p)0.9

Government(3)

 16.7 18.1 22.3 22.4 22.7 (p)22.5

12-month % change

 -0.6 -3.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 (p)0.9

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