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Unemployed people in Fort Dodge, IA

Unemployed people in Fort Dodge, IA was 444 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.1% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons444
Change on 2024+14.1%
Rank22nd of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high9442009
Series low3892024

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Unemployed people in Fort Dodge, IA, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 706 persons1991: 700 persons1992: 769 persons1993: 692 persons1994: 593 persons1995: 600 persons1996: 512 persons1997: 473 persons1998: 426 persons1999: 403 persons2000: 423 persons2001: 510 persons2002: 580 persons2003: 642 persons2004: 643 persons2005: 522 persons2006: 480 persons2007: 490 persons2008: 544 persons2009: 944 persons2010: 881 persons2011: 864 persons2012: 794 persons2013: 688 persons2014: 648 persons2015: 561 persons2016: 544 persons2017: 490 persons2018: 442 persons2019: 419 persons2020: 686 persons2021: 545 persons2022: 418 persons2023: 410 persons2024: 389 persons2025: 444 persons2004006008001,00019902002201420251990: 706 persons1991: 700 persons1992: 769 persons1993: 692 persons1994: 593 persons1995: 600 persons1996: 512 persons1997: 473 persons1998: 426 persons1999: 403 persons2000: 423 persons2001: 510 persons2002: 580 persons2003: 642 persons2004: 643 persons2005: 522 persons2006: 480 persons2007: 490 persons2008: 544 persons2009: 944 persons2010: 881 persons2011: 864 persons2012: 794 persons2013: 688 persons2014: 648 persons2015: 561 persons2016: 544 persons2017: 490 persons2018: 442 persons2019: 419 persons2020: 686 persons2021: 545 persons2022: 418 persons2023: 410 persons2024: 389 persons2025: 444 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
2025444
2024389
2023410
2022418
2021545
2020686
2019419
2018442
2017490
2016544
2015561
2014648
2013688
2012794
2011864
2010881
2009944
2008544
2007490
2006480
2005522
2004643
2003642
2002580
2001510
2000423
1999403
1998426
1997473
1996512
1995600
1994593
1993692
1992769
1991700
1990706

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, Fort Dodge, 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, Fort Dodge, 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/fort-dodge-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, Fort Dodge, 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/fort-dodge-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, Fort Dodge, 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/fort-dodge-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Fort Dodge, IA?

Unemployed people in Fort Dodge, IA was 444 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.1% from 2024. That is the 22nd 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 Fort Dodge, IA?

944 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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