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Unemployed people in Ames, IA

Unemployed people in Ames, IA was 1,078 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 19.4% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,078
Change on 2024+19.4%
Rank11th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high1,3932009
Series low5702000

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Unemployed people in Ames, IA, 1990 to 2025

4006008001,0001,2001,40019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,127 persons1991: 1,188 persons1992: 1,120 persons1993: 1,003 persons1994: 948 persons1995: 923 persons1996: 902 persons1997: 851 persons1998: 862 persons1999: 729 persons2000: 570 persons2001: 677 persons2002: 849 persons2003: 923 persons2004: 957 persons2005: 858 persons2006: 731 persons2007: 792 persons2008: 918 persons2009: 1,393 persons2010: 1,331 persons2011: 1,287 persons2012: 1,177 persons2013: 1,130 persons2014: 1,035 persons2015: 894 persons2016: 815 persons2017: 714 persons2018: 593 persons2019: 688 persons2020: 1,370 persons2021: 1,054 persons2022: 859 persons2023: 866 persons2024: 903 persons2025: 1,078 persons5007501,0001,2501,50019902002201420251990: 1,127 persons1991: 1,188 persons1992: 1,120 persons1993: 1,003 persons1994: 948 persons1995: 923 persons1996: 902 persons1997: 851 persons1998: 862 persons1999: 729 persons2000: 570 persons2001: 677 persons2002: 849 persons2003: 923 persons2004: 957 persons2005: 858 persons2006: 731 persons2007: 792 persons2008: 918 persons2009: 1,393 persons2010: 1,331 persons2011: 1,287 persons2012: 1,177 persons2013: 1,130 persons2014: 1,035 persons2015: 894 persons2016: 815 persons2017: 714 persons2018: 593 persons2019: 688 persons2020: 1,370 persons2021: 1,054 persons2022: 859 persons2023: 866 persons2024: 903 persons2025: 1,078 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,078
2024903
2023866
2022859
20211,054
20201,370
2019688
2018593
2017714
2016815
2015894
20141,035
20131,130
20121,177
20111,287
20101,331
20091,393
2008918
2007792
2006731
2005858
2004957
2003923
2002849
2001677
2000570
1999729
1998862
1997851
1996902
1995923
1994948
19931,003
19921,120
19911,188
19901,127

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Ames, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Ames, 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/unemployed-people/ames-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Ames, 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/unemployed-people/ames-ia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Ames, 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/unemployed-people/ames-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Ames, IA?

Unemployed people in Ames, IA was 1,078 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 19.4% from 2024. That is the 11th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Ames, IA?

1,393 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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