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Job Market / Iowa

Iowa Job Market

As of 2026-07-01 (preliminary)

Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Labor Force
1.73M
Employed
1.67M
Unemployed
54,701
Monthly change: 0.0 pp
12-month change: -0.3 pp
U.S. rate: 4.1%

Unemployment Rate Trend

24-month range: 3.2% – 3.6%

Monthly History

PeriodRateLabor ForceEmployedUnemployed
2026-07-013.2%1.73M1.67M54,701
2026-06-013.2%1.73M1.67M55,276
2026-05-013.2%1.73M1.68M56,073
2026-04-013.3%1.74M1.68M57,172
2026-03-013.3%1.74M1.68M58,137
2026-02-013.4%1.74M1.68M58,713
2026-01-013.4%1.74M1.68M59,146
2025-12-013.4%1.74M1.68M59,904
2025-11-013.4%1.74M1.68M59,801
2025-09-013.4%1.74M1.68M59,624
2025-08-013.5%1.74M1.68M59,941
2025-07-013.5%1.74M1.68M60,558
2025-06-013.5%1.74M1.67M61,294
2025-05-013.6%1.74M1.67M61,799
2025-04-013.6%1.74M1.67M61,902
2025-03-013.6%1.74M1.67M61,760
2025-02-013.5%1.73M1.67M61,500
2025-01-013.5%1.73M1.67M61,010
2024-12-013.5%1.72M1.66M60,372
2024-11-013.5%1.72M1.66M59,744
2024-10-013.4%1.72M1.66M59,109
2024-09-013.4%1.71M1.66M58,246
2024-08-013.3%1.71M1.65M56,897
2024-07-013.2%1.71M1.66M55,067

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, seasonally adjusted.

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