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Unemployed people in Mason City, IA

Unemployed people in Mason City, IA was 508 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16.5% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons508
Change on 2024+16.5%
Rank21st of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high1,1362009
Series low3891999

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Unemployed people in Mason City, IA, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 749 persons1991: 795 persons1992: 812 persons1993: 749 persons1994: 644 persons1995: 514 persons1996: 578 persons1997: 464 persons1998: 445 persons1999: 389 persons2000: 521 persons2001: 608 persons2002: 745 persons2003: 764 persons2004: 794 persons2005: 691 persons2006: 624 persons2007: 587 persons2008: 739 persons2009: 1,136 persons2010: 1,066 persons2011: 933 persons2012: 825 persons2013: 803 persons2014: 674 persons2015: 573 persons2016: 531 persons2017: 474 persons2018: 419 persons2019: 432 persons2020: 816 persons2021: 594 persons2022: 408 persons2023: 450 persons2024: 436 persons2025: 508 persons2004006008001,0001,20019902002201420251990: 749 persons1991: 795 persons1992: 812 persons1993: 749 persons1994: 644 persons1995: 514 persons1996: 578 persons1997: 464 persons1998: 445 persons1999: 389 persons2000: 521 persons2001: 608 persons2002: 745 persons2003: 764 persons2004: 794 persons2005: 691 persons2006: 624 persons2007: 587 persons2008: 739 persons2009: 1,136 persons2010: 1,066 persons2011: 933 persons2012: 825 persons2013: 803 persons2014: 674 persons2015: 573 persons2016: 531 persons2017: 474 persons2018: 419 persons2019: 432 persons2020: 816 persons2021: 594 persons2022: 408 persons2023: 450 persons2024: 436 persons2025: 508 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
2025508
2024436
2023450
2022408
2021594
2020816
2019432
2018419
2017474
2016531
2015573
2014674
2013803
2012825
2011933
20101,066
20091,136
2008739
2007587
2006624
2005691
2004794
2003764
2002745
2001608
2000521
1999389
1998445
1997464
1996578
1995514
1994644
1993749
1992812
1991795
1990749

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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, Mason City, 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, Mason City, 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/mason-city-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, Mason City, 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/mason-city-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, Mason City, 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/mason-city-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Mason City, IA?

Unemployed people in Mason City, IA was 508 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16.5% from 2024. That is the 21st 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 Mason City, IA?

1,136 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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