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Iowa Employment (household survey)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-IA.EMP.M.NSA

Latest (y/y)1.3%September 2025
Previous (y/y)1.0%August 2025
Level1,656,963 thousandsSeptember 2026

Iowa Employment (household survey) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.0% in August 2025.

The level stood at 1,656,963 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.4% (May 2020) to 6.8% (May 2021), averaging 0.2%.

Iowa Employment (household survey), annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−15%−10%−5%0%5%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Iowa Employment (household survey), annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Iowa Employment (household survey), level (thousands)1.45M1.50M1.55M1.60M1.65M1.70M200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Iowa Employment (household survey), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20261,656,963 thousands—
August 20261,650,929 thousands—
July 20261,670,787 thousands—
June 20261,679,305 thousands—
May 20261,676,796 thousands—
April 20261,682,561 thousands—
March 20261,671,167 thousands—
February 20261,662,088 thousands—
January 20261,653,935 thousands—
December 20251,681,703 thousands—
November 20251,692,367 thousands—
September 20251,685,306 thousands1.3
August 20251,666,733 thousands1.0
July 20251,679,676 thousands0.9
June 20251,686,107 thousands1.6
May 20251,677,341 thousands1.1
April 20251,685,714 thousands1.1
March 20251,669,140 thousands0.8
February 20251,660,380 thousands0.8
January 20251,655,699 thousands2.2
December 20241,652,843 thousands0.6
November 20241,658,062 thousands−0.4
October 20241,667,202 thousands−0.1
September 20241,664,311 thousands−0.01

Last 24 observations. The full history (368 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations368
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high6.8% (May 2021)
10-year low−11.4% (May 2020)
10-year average0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-IA.EMP.M.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-IA.EMP.M.NSA.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “Iowa Employment (household survey)”.