MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA
AUGUST 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016
LABOR LABOR
FORCE EMP UNEMP RATE FORCE EMP UNEMP RATE
IOWA (SEASONALLY ADJ). 1714800 1642000 72800 4.2 1722700 1650200 72500 4.2
MULTIPLE-COUNTY MSA'S: (NOT SEASONALLY ADJ.)
CEDAR RAPIDS MSA ..... 144900 138700 6200 4.3 145800 140200 5600 3.8
DES MOINES-W DSM MSA . 346100 332500 13600 3.9 343500 331300 12200 3.6
IOWA CITY MSA ...... 98200 95000 3200 3.2 99000 96200 2900 2.9
SIOUX CITY MSA ...... 93700 90000 3600 3.9 92500 89300 3200 3.5
WATERLOO - CF MSA .... 89900 85100 4800 5.4 90900 86800 4100 4.5
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COUNTIES: (NOT SEASONALLY ADJ.)
ADAIR ...... 4450 4300 150 3.4 4410 4270 140 3.2
ADAMS ...... 2370 2300 70 2.9 2400 2330 70 2.7
ALLAMAKEE ...... 7810 7430 390 4.9 7870 7510 360 4.5
APPANOOSE ...... 6470 6100 370 5.7 6420 6100 320 5.0
AUDUBON ...... 3390 3260 120 3.7 3310 3200 110 3.3
BENTON (PART OF MSA).. 14000 13500 600 4.0 14100 13600 500 3.7
BLACK HAWK
(PART OF MSA)...... 69300 65200 4000 5.8 70100 66700 3300 4.8
BOONE (MICRO) ...... 15340 14820 520 3.4 15720 15270 450 2.9
BREMER (PART OF MSA) . 13900 13300 600 4.2 14000 13500 500 3.5
BUCHANAN ...... 11420 10900 520 4.6 11370 10910 460 4.1
BUENA VISTA (MICRO) .. 11720 11200 520 4.4 11750 11320 430 3.6
BUTLER ...... 8250 7880 370 4.5 8270 7960 310 3.8
CALHOUN ...... 4550 4340 210 4.7 4600 4410 190 4.1
CARROLL ...... 11670 11310 360 3.1 11460 11120 340 3.0
CASS ...... 7650 7420 230 3.0 7620 7400 220 2.8
CEDAR ...... 11000 10580 420 3.8 11200 10830 370 3.3
CERRO GORDO
(PART OF MICRO) ... 23190 22180 1020 4.4 23140 22260 880 3.8
CHEROKEE ...... 6470 6200 260 4.1 6430 6210 230 3.5
CHICKASAW ...... 6560 6260 300 4.6 6520 6260 270 4.1
CLARKE ...... 4890 4730 160 3.4 4840 4680 160 3.3
CLAY ...... 8800 8430 370 4.1 8890 8560 340 3.8
CLAYTON ...... 10580 10140 450 4.2 10500 10110 400 3.8
CLINTON (MICRO) ...... 24340 22850 1480 6.1 24320 23050 1260 5.2
CRAWFORD ...... 9110 8630 480 5.2 9060 8620 440 4.9
DALLAS (PART OF MSA) . 43900 42400 1400 3.2 43500 42300 1300 2.9
DAVIS (PART OF MICRO). 4290 4060 230 5.3 4270 4040 230 5.5
DECATUR ...... 4580 4420 160 3.5 4590 4430 160 3.4
DELAWARE...... 11070 10660 410 3.7 11030 10650 380 3.5
DES MOINES
(PART OF MICRO) ... 21400 20140 1260 5.9 21200 20170 1020 4.8
DICKINSON (MICRO) .... 11400 11000 400 3.5 10640 10270 360 3.4
DUBUQUE (MSA) ...... 55800 53600 2200 4.0 56500 54500 1900 3.4
EMMET ...... 5720 5480 240 4.2 5760 5520 230 4.0
FAYETTE ...... 10760 10220 540 5.0 10900 10400 500 4.6
FLOYD ...... 9170 8810 360 3.9 9040 8720 320 3.5
FRANKLIN ...... 6210 5980 230 3.8 6130 5930 200 3.3
FREMONT ...... 4240 4060 180 4.1 4210 4050 150 3.6
GREENE ...... 5940 5680 260 4.3 5890 5730 160 2.8
GRUNDY (PART OF MSA) . 6800 6500 200 3.7 6800 6600 200 3.3
GUTHRIE (PART OF MSA) 6000 5800 200 3.6 5900 5700 200 3.5
HAMILTON ...... 7340 7040 300 4.0 7390 7120 270 3.7
HANCOCK ...... 6710 6510 200 3.0 6700 6500 190 2.9
HARDIN ...... 9040 8660 380 4.2 9070 8720 350 3.9
HARRISON (PART OF MSA) 7900 7610 290 3.7 7820 7550 270 3.5
HENRY ...... 9650 9220 430 4.4 9710 9320 380 3.9
HOWARD ...... 5710 5500 210 3.6 5560 5380 190 3.4
HUMBOLDT ...... 5590 5410 180 3.2 5630 5470 160 2.8
MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA
AUGUST 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016
COUNTIES: LABOR LABOR
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJ.) FORCE EMP UNEMP RATE FORCE EMP UNEMP RATE
IDA ...... 4040 3930 110 2.8 4020 3920 110 2.6
IOWA ...... 11070 10720 350 3.2 11020 10690 330 3.0
JACKSON ...... 11520 11000 520 4.5 11400 10950 450 4.0
JASPER (MICRO) ...... 19200 18430 770 4.0 19580 18870 710 3.6
JEFFERSON (MICRO) .... 9160 8740 420 4.6 9280 8890 390 4.2
JOHNSON (PART OF MSA) 85300 82600 2700 3.2 86200 83700 2500 2.9
JONES (PART OF MSA) .. 11100 10600 500 4.4 11000 10600 400 3.9
KEOKUK ...... 5450 5180 280 5.1 5510 5250 260 4.6
KOSSUTH ...... 9120 8850 270 3.0 9140 8890 250 2.7
LEE (PART OF MICRO) .. 18200 16730 1470 8.1 18210 16980 1230 6.8
LINN (PART OF MSA) ... 119800 114700 5100 4.3 120700 116000 4600 3.8
LOUISA ...... 6290 6010 280 4.5 6220 5980 240 3.9
LUCAS ...... 4440 4280 170 3.8 4430 4270 160 3.5
LYON ...... 7390 7220 170 2.3 7260 7110 150 2.1
MADISON (PART OF MSA) 8500 8200 300 3.7 8400 8100 300 3.5
MAHASKA (MICRO) ...... 11850 11340 510 4.3 12020 11540 480 4.0
MARION ...... 17450 16850 600 3.4 17770 17180 600 3.4
MARSHALL (MICRO) ..... 19280 18340 950 4.9 19200 18350 850 4.4
MILLS (PART OF MSA) .. 7660 7350 310 4.0 7590 7320 270 3.5
MITCHELL ...... 5990 5810 180 3.0 5920 5750 170 2.9
MONONA ...... 4850 4630 220 4.6 4820 4630 190 3.9
MONROE ...... 4200 3980 230 5.4 4190 3990 200 4.7
MONTGOMERY ...... 5370 5140 230 4.2 5270 5080 200 3.8
MUSCATINE ......
(MICRO)...... 22660 21660 1000 4.4 22390 21500 890 4.0
O BRIEN ...... 8540 8280 260 3.0 8560 8330 230 2.7
OSCEOLA ...... 3670 3560 110 3.1 3620 3520 100 2.8
PAGE ...... 6550 6130 420 6.4 6580 6220 360 5.4
PALO ALTO ...... 5020 4820 200 3.9 4920 4740 170 3.5
PLYMOUTH (PART OF MSA) 15180 14730 450 2.9 14950 14550 400 2.7
POCAHONTAS ...... 4700 4540 160 3.4 4670 4530 140 3.0
POLK (PART OF MSA) ... 260500 249800 10600 4.1 258600 249100 9500 3.7
POTTAWATTAMIE
(PART OF MSA) ..... 49870 47950 1920 3.8 49710 47990 1720 3.5
POWESHIEK ...... 10490 10070 420 4.0 10980 10610 370 3.4
RINGGOLD ...... 2640 2540 100 3.7 2640 2550 100 3.6
SAC ...... 5810 5630 180 3.0 5740 5580 160 2.9
SCOTT (PART OF MSA) .. 85740 81110 4640 5.4 85490 81260 4230 4.9
SHELBY ...... 7230 7000 230 3.2 7120 6910 210 2.9
SIOUX ...... 20890 20390 510 2.4 21460 21010 450 2.1
STORY (MSA) ...... 55700 54100 1600 2.9 59700 58200 1500 2.5
TAMA ...... 9980 9560 420 4.2 9940 9560 390 3.9
TAYLOR ...... 3280 3150 130 3.9 3260 3160 100 3.1
UNION ...... 6560 6280 290 4.4 6590 6340 240 3.7
VAN BUREN ...... 3940 3750 190 4.9 3930 3760 170 4.4
WAPELLO(PART OF MICRO) 18090 16750 1340 7.4 18160 16860 1300 7.1
WARREN (PART OF MSA) . 27300 26300 1000 3.8 27100 26200 900 3.3
WASHINGTON
(PART OF MSA) ..... 12900 12400 400 3.5 12900 12500 400 3.3
WAYNE ...... 2880 2740 130 4.6 2870 2750 120 4.0
WEBSTER (MICRO) ...... 21110 20120 1000 4.7 20990 20200 800 3.8
WINNEBAGO ...... 5320 5100 220 4.1 5260 5050 210 4.0
WINNESHIEK ...... 11810 11390 420 3.6 12690 12310 380 3.0
WOODBURY (PART OF MSA) 56200 53900 2300 4.2 55700 53600 2000 3.7
WORTH (PART OF MICRO). 4360 4210 150 3.5 4310 4160 140 3.3
WRIGHT ...... 7210 6880 330 4.5 7050 6770 280 4.0
MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA
AUGUST 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016
MULTI-COUNTY
MICROPOLITAN AREAS LABOR LABOR
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJ.) FORCE EMP UNEMP RATE FORCE EMP UNEMP RATE
BURLINGTON ...... 25290 23800 1490 5.9 24990 23760 1230 4.9
FORT MADISON-KEOKUK .. 30670 28270 2400 7.8 30480 28400 2090 6.8
MASON CITY ...... 27550 26390 1170 4.2 27440 26420 1020 3.7
OTTUMWA ...... 22380 20810 1570 7.0 22430 20900 1530 6.8
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CITIES: (NOT SEASONALLY ADJ.)
AMES ...... 37900 36900 1000 2.7 40600 39700 900 2.3
ANKENY ...... 31600 30700 900 2.8 31400 30600 800 2.5
BETTENDORF ...... 17410 16700 710 4.1 17440 16730 710 4.0
BURLINGTON ...... 13310 12440 870 6.5 13150 12460 680 5.2
CEDAR FALLS ...... 22100 21200 900 3.9 22500 21700 800 3.4
CEDAR RAPIDS ...... 71600 68400 3100 4.4 72100 69300 2800 3.9
CLINTON ...... 12740 11880 850 6.7 12670 11980 680 5.4
COUNCIL BLUFFS ...... 32710 31370 1330 4.1 32590 31390 1190 3.7
DAVENPORT ...... 50170 47150 3020 6.0 49900 47240 2670 5.3
DES MOINES ...... 112800 107500 5300 4.7 111900 107200 4700 4.2
DUBUQUE ...... 33400 32000 1400 4.1 33800 32600 1200 3.5
FORT DODGE ...... 13440 12800 640 4.8 13400 12860 540 4.0
IOWA CITY ...... 43400 42100 1300 3.0 43900 42700 1200 2.7
MARION ...... 19800 19100 800 3.8 20000 19300 700 3.4
MARSHALLTOWN ...... 12500 11840 660 5.3 12440 11850 590 4.7
MASON CITY ...... 14670 14010 650 4.5 14640 14070 580 3.9
OTTUMWA ...... 12430 11460 960 7.7 12460 11540 910 7.3
SIOUX CITY ...... 45000 43200 1900 4.1 44600 43000 1600 3.6
URBANDALE ...... 25700 24800 800 3.3 25400 24700 700 2.8
WATERLOO ...... 34200 31900 2400 6.9 34500 32600 1900 5.6
WEST DES MOINES ...... 38800 37600 1200 3.1 38600 37500 1100 2.8
U.S. (SEASONALLY ADJ)* 159463 151614 7849 4.9 159907 151968 7939 5.0
* FIGURES ROUNDED TO NEAREST THOUSAND
SOURCE: LABOR MARKET AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH BUREAU, IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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