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Employed residents in Fort Dodge, IA

Employed residents in Fort Dodge, IA was 11,166 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons11,166
Change on 2024+1%
Rank21st of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high12,8162008
Series low10,8122020

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Employed residents in Fort Dodge, IA, 1990 to 2025

10.5K11K11.5K12K12.5K13K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,876 persons1991: 11,935 persons1992: 12,026 persons1993: 12,235 persons1994: 12,439 persons1995: 12,632 persons1996: 12,619 persons1997: 12,553 persons1998: 12,708 persons1999: 12,633 persons2000: 12,199 persons2001: 12,204 persons2002: 12,078 persons2003: 11,806 persons2004: 11,667 persons2005: 12,534 persons2006: 12,670 persons2007: 12,700 persons2008: 12,816 persons2009: 12,169 persons2010: 11,867 persons2011: 11,722 persons2012: 11,529 persons2013: 11,933 persons2014: 12,033 persons2015: 12,418 persons2016: 12,157 persons2017: 11,514 persons2018: 11,475 persons2019: 11,703 persons2020: 10,812 persons2021: 10,901 persons2022: 11,119 persons2023: 11,079 persons2024: 11,051 persons2025: 11,166 persons10K11K12K13K19902002201420251990: 11,876 persons1991: 11,935 persons1992: 12,026 persons1993: 12,235 persons1994: 12,439 persons1995: 12,632 persons1996: 12,619 persons1997: 12,553 persons1998: 12,708 persons1999: 12,633 persons2000: 12,199 persons2001: 12,204 persons2002: 12,078 persons2003: 11,806 persons2004: 11,667 persons2005: 12,534 persons2006: 12,670 persons2007: 12,700 persons2008: 12,816 persons2009: 12,169 persons2010: 11,867 persons2011: 11,722 persons2012: 11,529 persons2013: 11,933 persons2014: 12,033 persons2015: 12,418 persons2016: 12,157 persons2017: 11,514 persons2018: 11,475 persons2019: 11,703 persons2020: 10,812 persons2021: 10,901 persons2022: 11,119 persons2023: 11,079 persons2024: 11,051 persons2025: 11,166 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
202511,166
202411,051
202311,079
202211,119
202110,901
202010,812
201911,703
201811,475
201711,514
201612,157
201512,418
201412,033
201311,933
201211,529
201111,722
201011,867
200912,169
200812,816
200712,700
200612,670
200512,534
200411,667
200311,806
200212,078
200112,204
200012,199
199912,633
199812,708
199712,553
199612,619
199512,632
199412,439
199312,235
199212,026
199111,935
199011,876

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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, Fort Dodge, 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, Fort Dodge, 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/fort-dodge-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, Fort Dodge, 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/fort-dodge-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, Fort Dodge, 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/fort-dodge-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Fort Dodge, IA?

Employed residents in Fort Dodge, IA was 11,166 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 21st 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 Fort Dodge, IA?

12,816 in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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