Employment Situation

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Source: Iowa Workforce Development Department
Contact: James Morris at (515) 281-8515
Historical data
Mass Layoff Statistics

Data revised: 11/21/2008
Next scheduled revision: 12/19/2008
Download: Excel Spreadsheet (and Excel Viewer)

Total Nonfarm Employment for Major Areas in Iowa
				Change
	Oct 08(p)	Sep 08	Oct 07	Sep 08 to Oct 08	Oct 07 to Oct 08
Cedar Rapids	140,000	138,800	138,200	0.9%	1.3%
Des Moines	326,000	324,900	325,100	0.3%	0.3%
Dubuque	55,500	55,200	56,300	0.5%	-1.4%
Iowa City	91,200	90,800	92,100	0.4%	-1.0%
Sioux City	73,900	73,700	74,900	0.3%	-1.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	92,300	91,000	91,600	1.4%	0.8%