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Employed residents in Burlington, IA

Employed residents in Burlington, IA was 10,969 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons10,969
Change on 2024+2.8%
Rank22nd of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high14,1161996
Series low10,6712024

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Employed residents in Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025

10K11K12K13K14K15K19901996200220082014202020251990: 12,862 persons1991: 13,035 persons1992: 13,312 persons1993: 13,632 persons1994: 13,824 persons1995: 13,963 persons1996: 14,116 persons1997: 14,015 persons1998: 14,084 persons1999: 13,979 persons2000: 13,209 persons2001: 12,912 persons2002: 12,630 persons2003: 12,222 persons2004: 11,910 persons2005: 11,917 persons2006: 12,123 persons2007: 12,206 persons2008: 11,934 persons2009: 11,704 persons2010: 11,556 persons2011: 11,777 persons2012: 11,732 persons2013: 11,954 persons2014: 12,254 persons2015: 12,108 persons2016: 12,063 persons2017: 11,876 persons2018: 11,885 persons2019: 11,781 persons2020: 10,754 persons2021: 10,833 persons2022: 10,945 persons2023: 10,703 persons2024: 10,671 persons2025: 10,969 persons10K11K12K13K14K15K19902002201420251990: 12,862 persons1991: 13,035 persons1992: 13,312 persons1993: 13,632 persons1994: 13,824 persons1995: 13,963 persons1996: 14,116 persons1997: 14,015 persons1998: 14,084 persons1999: 13,979 persons2000: 13,209 persons2001: 12,912 persons2002: 12,630 persons2003: 12,222 persons2004: 11,910 persons2005: 11,917 persons2006: 12,123 persons2007: 12,206 persons2008: 11,934 persons2009: 11,704 persons2010: 11,556 persons2011: 11,777 persons2012: 11,732 persons2013: 11,954 persons2014: 12,254 persons2015: 12,108 persons2016: 12,063 persons2017: 11,876 persons2018: 11,885 persons2019: 11,781 persons2020: 10,754 persons2021: 10,833 persons2022: 10,945 persons2023: 10,703 persons2024: 10,671 persons2025: 10,969 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202510,969
202410,671
202310,703
202210,945
202110,833
202010,754
201911,781
201811,885
201711,876
201612,063
201512,108
201412,254
201311,954
201211,732
201111,777
201011,556
200911,704
200811,934
200712,206
200612,123
200511,917
200411,910
200312,222
200212,630
200112,912
200013,209
199913,979
199814,084
199714,015
199614,116
199513,963
199413,824
199313,632
199213,312
199113,035
199012,862

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/burlington-ia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/burlington-ia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/burlington-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Burlington, IA?

Employed residents in Burlington, IA was 10,969 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 23 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Burlington, IA?

14,116 in 1996, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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