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Employed residents in Mason City, IA

Employed residents in Mason City, IA was 14,246 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons14,246
Change on 2024+1.9%
Rank17th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high16,1181997
Series low13,8612023

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Employed residents in Mason City, IA, 1990 to 2025

13.5K14K14.5K15K15.5K16K16.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,730 persons1991: 15,086 persons1992: 14,793 persons1993: 15,010 persons1994: 15,279 persons1995: 15,760 persons1996: 16,113 persons1997: 16,118 persons1998: 15,932 persons1999: 15,654 persons2000: 15,022 persons2001: 14,807 persons2002: 15,004 persons2003: 14,996 persons2004: 15,074 persons2005: 15,266 persons2006: 15,359 persons2007: 15,107 persons2008: 15,021 persons2009: 14,506 persons2010: 14,461 persons2011: 14,415 persons2012: 14,231 persons2013: 14,009 persons2014: 14,025 persons2015: 14,030 persons2016: 14,622 persons2017: 14,720 persons2018: 14,825 persons2019: 15,032 persons2020: 14,127 persons2021: 13,988 persons2022: 13,916 persons2023: 13,861 persons2024: 13,983 persons2025: 14,246 persons13K14K15K16K17K19902002201420251990: 14,730 persons1991: 15,086 persons1992: 14,793 persons1993: 15,010 persons1994: 15,279 persons1995: 15,760 persons1996: 16,113 persons1997: 16,118 persons1998: 15,932 persons1999: 15,654 persons2000: 15,022 persons2001: 14,807 persons2002: 15,004 persons2003: 14,996 persons2004: 15,074 persons2005: 15,266 persons2006: 15,359 persons2007: 15,107 persons2008: 15,021 persons2009: 14,506 persons2010: 14,461 persons2011: 14,415 persons2012: 14,231 persons2013: 14,009 persons2014: 14,025 persons2015: 14,030 persons2016: 14,622 persons2017: 14,720 persons2018: 14,825 persons2019: 15,032 persons2020: 14,127 persons2021: 13,988 persons2022: 13,916 persons2023: 13,861 persons2024: 13,983 persons2025: 14,246 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
202514,246
202413,983
202313,861
202213,916
202113,988
202014,127
201915,032
201814,825
201714,720
201614,622
201514,030
201414,025
201314,009
201214,231
201114,415
201014,461
200914,506
200815,021
200715,107
200615,359
200515,266
200415,074
200314,996
200215,004
200114,807
200015,022
199915,654
199815,932
199716,118
199616,113
199515,760
199415,279
199315,010
199214,793
199115,086
199014,730

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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, Mason City, 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, Mason City, 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/mason-city-ia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Mason City, 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/mason-city-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, Mason City, 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/mason-city-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Mason City, IA?

Employed residents in Mason City, IA was 14,246 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 17th 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 Mason City, IA?

16,118 in 1997, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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