Employment Situation

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Source: Iowa Workforce Development Department
Contact: Dennis Schwartz at (515) 281-5754.
Historical data
Mass Layoff Statistics

Data revised: 09/22/2008
Next scheduled revision: 10/17/2008
Download: Excel Spreadsheet (and Excel Viewer)

Total Nonfarm Employment for Major Areas in Iowa
				Change
	Aug 08(p)	Jul 08	Aug 07	Jul 08 to Aug 08	Aug 07 to Aug 08
Cedar Rapids	137,400	137,500	136,300	-0.1%	0.8%
Des Moines	324,900	324,600	323,200	0.1%	0.5%
Dubuque	55,000	55,300	54,800	-0.5%	0.4%
Iowa City	88,400	87,700	88,200	0.8%	0.2%
Sioux City	73,400	73,400	74,400	0.0%	-1.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	88,200	88,400	87,800	-0.2%	0.5%