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Employed residents in Council Bluffs, IA

Employed residents in Council Bluffs, IA was 30,735 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons30,735
Change on 2024+2.4%
Rank10th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high31,5792019
Series low27,0171990

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Employed residents in Council Bluffs, IA, 1990 to 2025

27K28K29K30K31K32K19901996200220082014202020251990: 27,017 persons1991: 27,086 persons1992: 27,562 persons1993: 28,539 persons1994: 28,862 persons1995: 29,370 persons1996: 30,040 persons1997: 29,991 persons1998: 30,229 persons1999: 30,593 persons2000: 30,314 persons2001: 29,886 persons2002: 30,660 persons2003: 30,193 persons2004: 29,653 persons2005: 29,947 persons2006: 30,714 persons2007: 30,218 persons2008: 30,296 persons2009: 29,884 persons2010: 30,960 persons2011: 30,735 persons2012: 30,255 persons2013: 30,444 persons2014: 30,863 persons2015: 30,961 persons2016: 31,322 persons2017: 30,972 persons2018: 31,169 persons2019: 31,579 persons2020: 29,438 persons2021: 29,701 persons2022: 30,063 persons2023: 30,118 persons2024: 30,013 persons2025: 30,735 persons26K28K30K32K19902002201420251990: 27,017 persons1991: 27,086 persons1992: 27,562 persons1993: 28,539 persons1994: 28,862 persons1995: 29,370 persons1996: 30,040 persons1997: 29,991 persons1998: 30,229 persons1999: 30,593 persons2000: 30,314 persons2001: 29,886 persons2002: 30,660 persons2003: 30,193 persons2004: 29,653 persons2005: 29,947 persons2006: 30,714 persons2007: 30,218 persons2008: 30,296 persons2009: 29,884 persons2010: 30,960 persons2011: 30,735 persons2012: 30,255 persons2013: 30,444 persons2014: 30,863 persons2015: 30,961 persons2016: 31,322 persons2017: 30,972 persons2018: 31,169 persons2019: 31,579 persons2020: 29,438 persons2021: 29,701 persons2022: 30,063 persons2023: 30,118 persons2024: 30,013 persons2025: 30,735 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
202530,735
202430,013
202330,118
202230,063
202129,701
202029,438
201931,579
201831,169
201730,972
201631,322
201530,961
201430,863
201330,444
201230,255
201130,735
201030,960
200929,884
200830,296
200730,218
200630,714
200529,947
200429,653
200330,193
200230,660
200129,886
200030,314
199930,593
199830,229
199729,991
199630,040
199529,370
199428,862
199328,539
199227,562
199127,086
199027,017

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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, Council Bluffs, 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, Council Bluffs, 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/council-bluffs-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, Council Bluffs, 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/council-bluffs-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, Council Bluffs, 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/council-bluffs-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Council Bluffs, IA?

Employed residents in Council Bluffs, IA was 30,735 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 10th 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 Council Bluffs, IA?

31,579 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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