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Iowa City

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Iowa City — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2019

Iowa City, IA Economy at a Glance:

Iowa City, IA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 97.8 98.6 98.7 96.8 (p)97.7  

Employment(1)

 96.0 96.8 97.2 95.1 (p)95.5  

Unemployment(1)

 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.7 (p)2.2  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.8 (p)2.2  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 99.9 100.4 101.3 100.2 99.6 (p)99.0

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 (p)-0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 16.2 16.2 16.8 16.7 16.9 (p)16.7

12-month % change

 -3.6 -3.0 -0.6 -1.2 -0.6 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.5 (p)6.6

12-month % change

 -1.5 -3.0 1.5 0.0 3.2 (p)3.1

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.7 10.6 (p)10.6

12-month % change

 -1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 (p)3.9

Government(3)

 39.5 39.8 39.8 38.4 37.9 (p)37.6

12-month % change

 -1.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.8 (p)-0.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary