# Nonfarm payroll employment in Iowa

Nonfarm payroll employment in Iowa was 1,585,800 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-19`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/iowa
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-19

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 1,585,800 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 1,583,400 |
| 2026-06 | 1,586,200 |
| 2026-05 | 1,583,500 |
| 2026-04 | 1,581,100 |
| 2026-03 | 1,576,900 |
| 2026-02 | 1,576,300 |
| 2026-01 | 1,580,800 |
| 2025-12 | 1,578,000 |
| 2025-11 | 1,581,600 |
| 2025-10 | 1,579,200 |
| 2025-09 | 1,583,400 |
| 2025-08 | 1,585,100 |
| 2025-07 | 1,584,900 |
| 2025-06 | 1,593,600 |
| 2025-05 | 1,596,100 |
| 2025-04 | 1,595,400 |
| 2025-03 | 1,596,500 |
| 2025-02 | 1,595,600 |
| 2025-01 | 1,599,700 |
| 2024-12 | 1,594,700 |
| 2024-11 | 1,595,300 |
| 2024-10 | 1,595,300 |
| 2024-09 | 1,596,300 |
| 2024-08 | 1,600,500 |
| 2024-07 | 1,598,400 |
| 2024-06 | 1,600,300 |
| 2024-05 | 1,604,200 |
| 2024-04 | 1,603,600 |
| 2024-03 | 1,604,400 |
| 2024-02 | 1,603,400 |
| 2024-01 | 1,589,400 |
| 2023-12 | 1,600,900 |
| 2023-11 | 1,598,400 |
| 2023-10 | 1,599,600 |
| 2023-09 | 1,596,900 |
| 2023-08 | 1,595,500 |
| 2023-07 | 1,593,500 |
| 2023-06 | 1,594,300 |
| 2023-05 | 1,589,700 |
| 2023-04 | 1,591,500 |
| 2023-03 | 1,586,700 |
| 2023-02 | 1,587,400 |
| 2023-01 | 1,584,500 |
| 2022-12 | 1,582,200 |
| 2022-11 | 1,582,700 |
| 2022-10 | 1,581,000 |
| 2022-09 | 1,580,000 |
| 2022-08 | 1,575,000 |
| 2022-07 | 1,574,000 |
| 2022-06 | 1,572,500 |
| 2022-05 | 1,567,300 |
| 2022-04 | 1,567,100 |
| 2022-03 | 1,566,200 |
| 2022-02 | 1,566,400 |
| 2022-01 | 1,556,100 |
| 2021-12 | 1,556,600 |
| 2021-11 | 1,549,600 |
| 2021-10 | 1,551,400 |
| 2021-09 | 1,544,300 |
| 2021-08 | 1,546,900 |
| 2021-07 | 1,546,400 |
| 2021-06 | 1,536,100 |
| 2021-05 | 1,531,400 |
| 2021-04 | 1,531,100 |
| 2021-03 | 1,528,300 |
| 2021-02 | 1,520,800 |
| 2021-01 | 1,525,600 |
| 2020-12 | 1,518,700 |
| 2020-11 | 1,513,100 |
| 2020-10 | 1,515,000 |
| 2020-09 | 1,507,100 |
| 2020-08 | 1,496,000 |
| 2020-07 | 1,487,200 |
| 2020-06 | 1,466,500 |
| 2020-05 | 1,425,200 |
| 2020-04 | 1,412,600 |
| 2020-03 | 1,581,000 |
| 2020-02 | 1,588,300 |
| 2020-01 | 1,589,100 |
| 2019-12 | 1,590,300 |
| 2019-11 | 1,587,600 |
| 2019-10 | 1,588,500 |
| 2019-09 | 1,587,600 |
| 2019-08 | 1,588,200 |
| 2019-07 | 1,588,100 |
| 2019-06 | 1,586,900 |
| 2019-05 | 1,587,700 |
| 2019-04 | 1,587,000 |
| 2019-03 | 1,583,100 |
| 2019-02 | 1,583,200 |
| 2019-01 | 1,588,300 |
| 2018-12 | 1,586,000 |
| 2018-11 | 1,586,300 |
| 2018-10 | 1,584,000 |
| 2018-09 | 1,586,200 |
| 2018-08 | 1,584,200 |
| 2018-07 | 1,584,700 |
| 2018-06 | 1,586,800 |
| 2018-05 | 1,586,300 |
| 2018-04 | 1,579,000 |
| 2018-03 | 1,580,100 |
| 2018-02 | 1,580,500 |
| 2018-01 | 1,578,300 |
| 2017-12 | 1,578,400 |
| 2017-11 | 1,575,200 |
| 2017-10 | 1,573,900 |
| 2017-09 | 1,574,400 |
| 2017-08 | 1,572,200 |
| 2017-07 | 1,571,700 |
| 2017-06 | 1,573,000 |
| 2017-05 | 1,569,700 |
| 2017-04 | 1,573,800 |
| 2017-03 | 1,572,200 |
| 2017-02 | 1,571,700 |
| 2017-01 | 1,567,900 |
| 2016-12 | 1,571,100 |
| 2016-11 | 1,571,000 |
| 2016-10 | 1,573,300 |
| 2016-09 | 1,574,600 |
| 2016-08 | 1,570,600 |
| 2016-07 | 1,571,000 |
| 2016-06 | 1,565,100 |
| 2016-05 | 1,568,200 |
| 2016-04 | 1,574,000 |
| 2016-03 | 1,573,700 |
| 2016-02 | 1,569,000 |
| 2016-01 | 1,568,400 |
| 2015-12 | 1,566,700 |
| 2015-11 | 1,564,700 |
| 2015-10 | 1,563,600 |
| 2015-09 | 1,560,400 |
| 2015-08 | 1,559,600 |
| 2015-07 | 1,561,100 |
| 2015-06 | 1,562,000 |
| 2015-05 | 1,560,500 |
| 2015-04 | 1,558,200 |
| 2015-03 | 1,561,700 |
| 2015-02 | 1,559,200 |
| 2015-01 | 1,558,400 |
| 2014-12 | 1,556,100 |
| 2014-11 | 1,552,900 |
| 2014-10 | 1,550,500 |
| 2014-09 | 1,554,100 |
| 2014-08 | 1,549,500 |
| 2014-07 | 1,546,700 |
| 2014-06 | 1,546,700 |
| 2014-05 | 1,547,700 |
| 2014-04 | 1,543,700 |
| 2014-03 | 1,540,100 |
| 2014-02 | 1,538,700 |
| 2014-01 | 1,536,300 |
| 2013-12 | 1,537,400 |
| 2013-11 | 1,536,900 |
| 2013-10 | 1,533,400 |
| 2013-09 | 1,537,900 |
| 2013-08 | 1,535,700 |
| 2013-07 | 1,534,900 |
| 2013-06 | 1,526,300 |
| 2013-05 | 1,524,100 |
| 2013-04 | 1,516,400 |
| 2013-03 | 1,519,200 |
| 2013-02 | 1,519,600 |
| 2013-01 | 1,516,000 |
| 2012-12 | 1,516,500 |
| 2012-11 | 1,514,700 |
| 2012-10 | 1,513,200 |
| 2012-09 | 1,513,000 |
| 2012-08 | 1,510,600 |
| 2012-07 | 1,509,700 |
| 2012-06 | 1,507,600 |
| 2012-05 | 1,507,400 |
| 2012-04 | 1,506,600 |
| 2012-03 | 1,506,800 |
| 2012-02 | 1,501,600 |
| 2012-01 | 1,498,800 |
| 2011-12 | 1,496,100 |
| 2011-11 | 1,494,600 |
| 2011-10 | 1,492,300 |
| 2011-09 | 1,493,800 |
| 2011-08 | 1,489,200 |
| 2011-07 | 1,486,300 |
| 2011-06 | 1,482,800 |
| 2011-05 | 1,483,100 |
| 2011-04 | 1,484,600 |
| 2011-03 | 1,479,300 |
| 2011-02 | 1,477,200 |
| 2011-01 | 1,475,700 |
| 2010-12 | 1,475,700 |
| 2010-11 | 1,473,900 |
| 2010-10 | 1,472,900 |
| 2010-09 | 1,465,200 |
| 2010-08 | 1,466,800 |
| 2010-07 | 1,467,500 |
| 2010-06 | 1,469,500 |
| 2010-05 | 1,472,500 |
| 2010-04 | 1,471,800 |
| 2010-03 | 1,467,700 |
| 2010-02 | 1,464,500 |
| 2010-01 | 1,463,600 |
| 2009-12 | 1,464,100 |
| 2009-11 | 1,467,000 |
| 2009-10 | 1,467,900 |
| 2009-09 | 1,471,900 |
| 2009-08 | 1,472,100 |
| 2009-07 | 1,470,700 |
| 2009-06 | 1,475,600 |
| 2009-05 | 1,481,000 |
| 2009-04 | 1,482,600 |
| 2009-03 | 1,490,700 |
| 2009-02 | 1,499,400 |
| 2009-01 | 1,503,500 |
| 2008-12 | 1,512,100 |
| 2008-11 | 1,516,200 |
| 2008-10 | 1,522,200 |
| 2008-09 | 1,525,900 |
| 2008-08 | 1,525,900 |
| 2008-07 | 1,526,400 |
| 2008-06 | 1,525,600 |
| 2008-05 | 1,527,900 |
| 2008-04 | 1,526,700 |
| 2008-03 | 1,527,000 |
| 2008-02 | 1,527,700 |
| 2008-01 | 1,527,600 |
| 2007-12 | 1,525,300 |
| 2007-11 | 1,526,900 |
| 2007-10 | 1,522,500 |
| 2007-09 | 1,520,500 |
| 2007-08 | 1,520,100 |
| 2007-07 | 1,519,700 |
| 2007-06 | 1,522,300 |
| 2007-05 | 1,517,700 |
| 2007-04 | 1,514,800 |
| 2007-03 | 1,513,700 |
| 2007-02 | 1,513,900 |
| 2007-01 | 1,514,100 |
| 2006-12 | 1,514,100 |
| 2006-11 | 1,509,000 |
| 2006-10 | 1,508,400 |
| 2006-09 | 1,507,500 |
| 2006-08 | 1,504,100 |
| 2006-07 | 1,503,400 |
| 2006-06 | 1,507,500 |
| 2006-05 | 1,504,100 |
| 2006-04 | 1,503,700 |
| 2006-03 | 1,502,300 |
| 2006-02 | 1,500,200 |
| 2006-01 | 1,494,800 |
| 2005-12 | 1,489,500 |
| 2005-11 | 1,488,200 |
| 2005-10 | 1,487,500 |
| 2005-09 | 1,488,500 |
| 2005-08 | 1,484,300 |
| 2005-07 | 1,483,900 |
| 2005-06 | 1,480,300 |
| 2005-05 | 1,479,400 |
| 2005-04 | 1,478,400 |
| 2005-03 | 1,476,200 |
| 2005-02 | 1,471,500 |
| 2005-01 | 1,465,500 |
| 2004-12 | 1,467,300 |
| 2004-11 | 1,464,800 |
| 2004-10 | 1,463,200 |
| 2004-09 | 1,459,600 |
| 2004-08 | 1,460,700 |
| 2004-07 | 1,461,400 |
| 2004-06 | 1,456,500 |
| 2004-05 | 1,453,800 |
| 2004-04 | 1,454,300 |
| 2004-03 | 1,449,800 |
| 2004-02 | 1,448,700 |
| 2004-01 | 1,448,500 |
| 2003-12 | 1,447,700 |
| 2003-11 | 1,445,300 |
| 2003-10 | 1,444,600 |
| 2003-09 | 1,442,700 |
| 2003-08 | 1,439,700 |
| 2003-07 | 1,436,300 |
| 2003-06 | 1,435,100 |
| 2003-05 | 1,436,700 |
| 2003-04 | 1,436,500 |
| 2003-03 | 1,437,700 |
| 2003-02 | 1,440,900 |
| 2003-01 | 1,442,600 |
| 2002-12 | 1,444,600 |
| 2002-11 | 1,445,400 |
| 2002-10 | 1,443,700 |
| 2002-09 | 1,446,700 |
| 2002-08 | 1,444,600 |
| 2002-07 | 1,446,900 |
| 2002-06 | 1,449,200 |
| 2002-05 | 1,449,500 |
| 2002-04 | 1,449,600 |
| 2002-03 | 1,447,200 |
| 2002-02 | 1,450,900 |
| 2002-01 | 1,453,400 |
| 2001-12 | 1,450,900 |
| 2001-11 | 1,452,500 |
| 2001-10 | 1,455,100 |
| 2001-09 | 1,463,700 |
| 2001-08 | 1,467,500 |
| 2001-07 | 1,467,400 |
| 2001-06 | 1,470,300 |
| 2001-05 | 1,473,200 |
| 2001-04 | 1,473,300 |
| 2001-03 | 1,473,700 |
| 2001-02 | 1,475,800 |
| 2001-01 | 1,478,600 |
| 2000-12 | 1,478,100 |
| 2000-11 | 1,483,000 |
| 2000-10 | 1,483,500 |
| 2000-09 | 1,482,600 |
| 2000-08 | 1,484,200 |
| 2000-07 | 1,484,300 |
| 2000-06 | 1,476,800 |
| 2000-05 | 1,479,200 |
| 2000-04 | 1,478,500 |
| 2000-03 | 1,485,700 |
| 2000-02 | 1,479,900 |
| 2000-01 | 1,477,300 |
| 1999-12 | 1,478,200 |
| 1999-11 | 1,476,000 |
| 1999-10 | 1,473,700 |
| 1999-09 | 1,471,700 |
| 1999-08 | 1,472,200 |
| 1999-07 | 1,474,600 |
| 1999-06 | 1,474,800 |
| 1999-05 | 1,472,500 |
| 1999-04 | 1,472,600 |
| 1999-03 | 1,464,700 |
| 1999-02 | 1,463,000 |
| 1999-01 | 1,457,300 |
| 1998-12 | 1,459,900 |
| 1998-11 | 1,455,400 |
| 1998-10 | 1,453,200 |
| 1998-09 | 1,449,900 |
| 1998-08 | 1,448,000 |
| 1998-07 | 1,446,600 |
| 1998-06 | 1,446,400 |
| 1998-05 | 1,443,300 |
| 1998-04 | 1,437,000 |
| 1998-03 | 1,431,900 |
| 1998-02 | 1,433,000 |
| 1998-01 | 1,428,900 |
| 1997-12 | 1,425,100 |
| 1997-11 | 1,419,900 |
| 1997-10 | 1,418,100 |
| 1997-09 | 1,412,400 |
| 1997-08 | 1,409,300 |
| 1997-07 | 1,410,200 |
| 1997-06 | 1,407,200 |
| 1997-05 | 1,405,300 |
| 1997-04 | 1,400,100 |
| 1997-03 | 1,397,000 |
| 1997-02 | 1,395,600 |
| 1997-01 | 1,394,800 |
| 1996-12 | 1,394,300 |
| 1996-11 | 1,393,700 |
| 1996-10 | 1,392,000 |
| 1996-09 | 1,384,300 |
| 1996-08 | 1,387,800 |
| 1996-07 | 1,383,100 |
| 1996-06 | 1,380,100 |
| 1996-05 | 1,380,200 |
| 1996-04 | 1,383,000 |
| 1996-03 | 1,380,000 |
| 1996-02 | 1,375,200 |
| 1996-01 | 1,377,600 |
| 1995-12 | 1,374,400 |
| 1995-11 | 1,370,600 |
| 1995-10 | 1,367,200 |
| 1995-09 | 1,363,800 |
| 1995-08 | 1,362,300 |
| 1995-07 | 1,357,700 |
| 1995-06 | 1,356,700 |
| 1995-05 | 1,352,000 |
| 1995-04 | 1,352,700 |
| 1995-03 | 1,354,400 |
| 1995-02 | 1,350,700 |
| 1995-01 | 1,346,100 |
| 1994-12 | 1,339,600 |
| 1994-11 | 1,339,100 |
| 1994-10 | 1,330,500 |
| 1994-09 | 1,331,400 |
| 1994-08 | 1,327,500 |
| 1994-07 | 1,323,800 |
| 1994-06 | 1,325,900 |
| 1994-05 | 1,316,000 |
| 1994-04 | 1,312,700 |
| 1994-03 | 1,303,900 |
| 1994-02 | 1,298,000 |
| 1994-01 | 1,297,000 |
| 1993-12 | 1,294,600 |
| 1993-11 | 1,292,600 |
| 1993-10 | 1,291,300 |
| 1993-09 | 1,286,200 |
| 1993-08 | 1,281,600 |
| 1993-07 | 1,278,600 |
| 1993-06 | 1,279,200 |
| 1993-05 | 1,275,600 |
| 1993-04 | 1,270,800 |
| 1993-03 | 1,265,800 |
| 1993-02 | 1,265,400 |
| 1993-01 | 1,262,500 |
| 1992-12 | 1,260,100 |
| 1992-11 | 1,259,100 |
| 1992-10 | 1,255,500 |
| 1992-09 | 1,253,300 |
| 1992-08 | 1,253,000 |
| 1992-07 | 1,252,500 |
| 1992-06 | 1,252,800 |
| 1992-05 | 1,252,500 |
| 1992-04 | 1,250,300 |
| 1992-03 | 1,248,700 |
| 1992-02 | 1,248,100 |
| 1992-01 | 1,243,800 |
| 1991-12 | 1,242,100 |
| 1991-11 | 1,239,600 |
| 1991-10 | 1,240,900 |
| 1991-09 | 1,242,700 |
| 1991-08 | 1,240,900 |
| 1991-07 | 1,242,400 |
| 1991-06 | 1,237,400 |
| 1991-05 | 1,235,800 |
| 1991-04 | 1,235,500 |
| 1991-03 | 1,233,600 |
| 1991-02 | 1,233,000 |
| 1991-01 | 1,233,800 |
| 1990-12 | 1,233,200 |
| 1990-11 | 1,233,700 |
| 1990-10 | 1,233,300 |
| 1990-09 | 1,235,200 |
| 1990-08 | 1,230,100 |
| 1990-07 | 1,230,400 |
| 1990-06 | 1,222,000 |
| 1990-05 | 1,222,400 |
| 1990-04 | 1,220,900 |
| 1990-03 | 1,219,800 |
| 1990-02 | 1,222,100 |
| 1990-01 | 1,216,500 |