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Iowa Labor Force

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

Latest (y/y)1.4%September 2025
Previous (y/y)1.3%August 2025
Level1,712,250 thousandsSeptember 2026

Iowa Labor Force was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.

The level stood at 1,712,250 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Jul 2020) to 4.3% (Jul 2021), averaging 0.2%.

Iowa Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−7.5%−5.0%−2.5%0.0%2.5%5.0%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Iowa Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Iowa Labor Force, level (thousands)1.55M1.60M1.65M1.70M1.75M200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Iowa Labor Force, level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20261,712,250 thousands—
August 20261,712,279 thousands—
July 20261,730,470 thousands—
June 20261,734,948 thousands—
May 20261,725,852 thousands—
April 20261,726,095 thousands—
March 20261,728,352 thousands—
February 20261,724,697 thousands—
January 20261,720,325 thousands—
December 20251,739,905 thousands—
November 20251,748,602 thousands—
September 20251,740,035 thousands1.4
August 20251,732,713 thousands1.3
July 20251,745,068 thousands1.1
June 20251,747,563 thousands1.9
May 20251,735,013 thousands1.7
April 20251,738,834 thousands2.0
March 20251,732,597 thousands1.7
February 20251,726,860 thousands1.5
January 20251,727,401 thousands2.9
December 20241,708,856 thousands1.2
November 20241,715,321 thousands0.4
October 20241,724,451 thousands0.3
September 20241,715,576 thousands0.3

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 high4.3% (Jul 2021)
10-year low−6.9% (Jul 2020)
10-year average0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-IA.LF.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.LF.M.NSA.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “Iowa Labor Force”.