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Employed residents in Waterloo, IA

Employed residents in Waterloo, IA was 31,891 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons31,891
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank9th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high35,5302002
Series low29,6591990

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Employed residents in Waterloo, IA, 1990 to 2025

28K30K32K34K36K19901996200220082014202020251990: 29,659 persons1991: 30,459 persons1992: 31,383 persons1993: 32,692 persons1994: 32,727 persons1995: 33,248 persons1996: 33,496 persons1997: 33,881 persons1998: 34,219 persons1999: 33,098 persons2000: 34,572 persons2001: 34,640 persons2002: 35,530 persons2003: 35,180 persons2004: 35,046 persons2005: 33,649 persons2006: 33,856 persons2007: 34,026 persons2008: 34,331 persons2009: 33,710 persons2010: 32,917 persons2011: 33,137 persons2012: 33,354 persons2013: 33,439 persons2014: 33,579 persons2015: 32,849 persons2016: 32,893 persons2017: 32,743 persons2018: 33,477 persons2019: 33,950 persons2020: 31,527 persons2021: 31,958 persons2022: 32,359 persons2023: 32,072 persons2024: 31,620 persons2025: 31,891 persons28K30K32K34K36K19902002201420251990: 29,659 persons1991: 30,459 persons1992: 31,383 persons1993: 32,692 persons1994: 32,727 persons1995: 33,248 persons1996: 33,496 persons1997: 33,881 persons1998: 34,219 persons1999: 33,098 persons2000: 34,572 persons2001: 34,640 persons2002: 35,530 persons2003: 35,180 persons2004: 35,046 persons2005: 33,649 persons2006: 33,856 persons2007: 34,026 persons2008: 34,331 persons2009: 33,710 persons2010: 32,917 persons2011: 33,137 persons2012: 33,354 persons2013: 33,439 persons2014: 33,579 persons2015: 32,849 persons2016: 32,893 persons2017: 32,743 persons2018: 33,477 persons2019: 33,950 persons2020: 31,527 persons2021: 31,958 persons2022: 32,359 persons2023: 32,072 persons2024: 31,620 persons2025: 31,891 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
202531,891
202431,620
202332,072
202232,359
202131,958
202031,527
201933,950
201833,477
201732,743
201632,893
201532,849
201433,579
201333,439
201233,354
201133,137
201032,917
200933,710
200834,331
200734,026
200633,856
200533,649
200435,046
200335,180
200235,530
200134,640
200034,572
199933,098
199834,219
199733,881
199633,496
199533,248
199432,727
199332,692
199231,383
199130,459
199029,659

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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, Waterloo, 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, Waterloo, 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/waterloo-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, Waterloo, 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/waterloo-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, Waterloo, 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/waterloo-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Waterloo, IA?

Employed residents in Waterloo, IA was 31,891 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 9th 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 Waterloo, IA?

35,530 in 2002, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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