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Employed residents in West Des Moines, IA

Employed residents in West Des Moines, IA was 43,390 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons43,390
Change on 2024+1.3%
Rank6th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high43,3902025
Series low19,1211990

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Employed residents in West Des Moines, IA, 1990 to 2025

15K20K25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 19,121 persons1991: 19,477 persons1992: 20,095 persons1993: 20,727 persons1994: 21,114 persons1995: 21,560 persons1996: 21,821 persons1997: 21,654 persons1998: 21,891 persons1999: 21,858 persons2000: 28,835 persons2001: 29,170 persons2002: 29,898 persons2003: 29,539 persons2004: 29,800 persons2005: 31,567 persons2006: 32,631 persons2007: 32,913 persons2008: 33,151 persons2009: 33,112 persons2010: 33,135 persons2011: 33,538 persons2012: 33,981 persons2013: 35,393 persons2014: 36,895 persons2015: 36,976 persons2016: 37,555 persons2017: 38,062 persons2018: 39,149 persons2019: 40,444 persons2020: 38,287 persons2021: 39,681 persons2022: 41,262 persons2023: 42,619 persons2024: 42,853 persons2025: 43,390 persons10K20K30K40K50K19902002201420251990: 19,121 persons1991: 19,477 persons1992: 20,095 persons1993: 20,727 persons1994: 21,114 persons1995: 21,560 persons1996: 21,821 persons1997: 21,654 persons1998: 21,891 persons1999: 21,858 persons2000: 28,835 persons2001: 29,170 persons2002: 29,898 persons2003: 29,539 persons2004: 29,800 persons2005: 31,567 persons2006: 32,631 persons2007: 32,913 persons2008: 33,151 persons2009: 33,112 persons2010: 33,135 persons2011: 33,538 persons2012: 33,981 persons2013: 35,393 persons2014: 36,895 persons2015: 36,976 persons2016: 37,555 persons2017: 38,062 persons2018: 39,149 persons2019: 40,444 persons2020: 38,287 persons2021: 39,681 persons2022: 41,262 persons2023: 42,619 persons2024: 42,853 persons2025: 43,390 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
202543,390
202442,853
202342,619
202241,262
202139,681
202038,287
201940,444
201839,149
201738,062
201637,555
201536,976
201436,895
201335,393
201233,981
201133,538
201033,135
200933,112
200833,151
200732,913
200632,631
200531,567
200429,800
200329,539
200229,898
200129,170
200028,835
199921,858
199821,891
199721,654
199621,821
199521,560
199421,114
199320,727
199220,095
199119,477
199019,121

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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, West Des Moines, 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, West Des Moines, 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/west-des-moines-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, West Des Moines, 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/west-des-moines-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, West Des Moines, 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/west-des-moines-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in West Des Moines, IA?

Employed residents in West Des Moines, IA was 43,390 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in West Des Moines, IA?

43,390 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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