Employment-population ratio: Iowa

Latest value, 2026-08

64.9% Provisional

Source: BLS
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-09-30

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.

Seasonally adjusted. US national figures come from the Current Population Survey; state figures are LAUS model-based estimates. The population excludes active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions. The age range and population scope differ from the existing employment-rate indicator.

Evolution

64.665.265.82021-082022-062023-042024-022024-122025-112026-08
Value
PeriodValue
2026-0864.9
2026-0765
2026-0665.1
2026-0565.2
2026-0465.3
2026-0365.4
2026-0265.5
2026-0165.6
2025-1265.6
2025-1165.6
2025-0965.5
2025-0865.4
2025-0765.3
2025-0665.3
2025-0565.4
2025-0465.4
2025-0365.4
2025-0265.3
2025-0165.2
2024-1265.1
2024-1165
2024-1064.9
2024-0964.8
2024-0864.8
2024-0764.9
2024-0665
2024-0565
2024-0465
2024-0365
2024-0265
2024-0165.1
2023-1265.1
2023-1165.2
2023-1065.3
2023-0965.4
2023-0865.5
2023-0765.5
2023-0665.6
2023-0565.7
2023-0465.7
2023-0365.7
2023-0265.6
2023-0165.6
2022-1265.6
2022-1165.6
2022-1065.6
2022-0965.6
2022-0865.7
2022-0765.8
2022-0665.8
2022-0565.9
2022-0465.9
2022-0365.8
2022-0265.7
2022-0165.4
2021-1265.2
2021-1165
2021-1064.8
2021-0964.6
2021-0864.5

Comparison with related places

Place2026-08
Iowa64.9
United States59.1
Nevada59.5
Arkansas56.8
Kansas64.1
Mississippi52.9
Utah64

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment-population ratio, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 07. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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