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Iowa City

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Iowa City — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2025
Iowa City, IA Economy at a Glance:
Iowa City, IA
Data Series Back
Data
Oct
2024
Nov
2024
Dec
2024
Jan
2025
Feb
2025
Mar
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(2)101.4 (2)101.9 (2)100.5 101.4 102.0 (p)102.1

Employment(1)

(2)98.8 (2)99.3 (2)98.3 98.6 99.2 (p)99.1

Unemployment(1)

(2)2.6 (2)2.5 (2)2.2 2.9 2.9 (p)2.9

Unemployment Rate(3)

(2)2.5 (2)2.5 (2)2.2 2.8 2.8 (p)2.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

103.9 104.7 103.3 102.0 102.9 (p)103.1

12-month % change

0.5 1.2 1.1 2.0 1.4 (p)1.6

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

4.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.5 (p)3.7

12-month % change

2.6 5.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 (p)2.8

Manufacturing(4)

5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 (p)5.9

12-month % change

0.0 1.7 1.7 1.8 3.5 (p)1.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

16.1 16.5 16.4 15.9 15.9 (p)15.9

12-month % change

-0.6 0.0 -0.6 2.6 0.6 (p)2.6

Information(4)

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 (p)0.6

12-month % change

0.0 -14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(4)

2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 (p)2.9

12-month % change

-6.5 -3.3 -3.3 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 (p)6.1

12-month % change

-3.1 -4.5 -4.6 -3.2 -3.2 (p)-4.7

Education and Health Services(4)

10.5 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 (p)10.5

12-month % change

0.0 0.0 1.0 3.9 2.9 (p)2.9

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

10.5 10.5 10.2 9.9 10.1 (p)10.0

12-month % change

0.0 1.0 3.0 6.5 0.0 (p)1.0

Other Services(4)

2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6

12-month % change

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Government(4)

44.5 44.9 44.1 44.2 44.7 (p)44.9

12-month % change

2.1 3.0 2.3 1.4 2.1 (p)2.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary