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Unemployed people in Ankeny, IA

Unemployed people in Ankeny, IA was 1,375 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 24.4% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,375
Change on 2024+24.4%
Rank6th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high1,6352020
Series low1391999

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Unemployed people in Ankeny, IA, 1997 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0001997200220072012201720251997: 179 persons1998: 155 persons1999: 139 persons2000: 211 persons2001: 265 persons2002: 347 persons2003: 383 persons2004: 417 persons2005: 524 persons2006: 509 persons2007: 534 persons2008: 685 persons2009: 1,054 persons2010: 1,045 persons2011: 1,003 persons2012: 934 persons2013: 935 persons2014: 857 persons2015: 746 persons2016: 736 persons2017: 773 persons2018: 731 persons2019: 783 persons2020: 1,635 persons2021: 1,200 persons2022: 900 persons2023: 997 persons2024: 1,105 persons2025: 1,375 persons05001,0001,5002,00019972007201720251997: 179 persons1998: 155 persons1999: 139 persons2000: 211 persons2001: 265 persons2002: 347 persons2003: 383 persons2004: 417 persons2005: 524 persons2006: 509 persons2007: 534 persons2008: 685 persons2009: 1,054 persons2010: 1,045 persons2011: 1,003 persons2012: 934 persons2013: 935 persons2014: 857 persons2015: 746 persons2016: 736 persons2017: 773 persons2018: 731 persons2019: 783 persons2020: 1,635 persons2021: 1,200 persons2022: 900 persons2023: 997 persons2024: 1,105 persons2025: 1,375 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 29 values
Periodpersons
20251,375
20241,105
2023997
2022900
20211,200
20201,635
2019783
2018731
2017773
2016736
2015746
2014857
2013935
2012934
20111,003
20101,045
20091,054
2008685
2007534
2006509
2005524
2004417
2003383
2002347
2001265
2000211
1999139
1998155
1997179

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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, Ankeny, IA, 1997 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, Ankeny, IA, 1997 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/ankeny-ia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Ankeny, IA, 1997 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/ankeny-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, Ankeny, IA, 1997 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/ankeny-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Ankeny, IA?

Unemployed people in Ankeny, IA was 1,375 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 24.4% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Ankeny, IA?

1,635 in 2020, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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