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Iowa's
Labor Market
Information Division

Unemployment rate

December 2019

       2.7 %

More Data

-3,100

over the month change

TOTAL NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
NOVEMBER-TO-DECEMBER 2019
 

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CES Data
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Featured Occupational Wage

REGISTERED NURSES

MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE:

$27.97

Wage Data

38.3%

of surveyed employers

AGREE

APPLICANTS FULFILL

ALL NECESSARY JOB
REQUIREMENTS

Workforce Needs Survey Data
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DECEMber 2019 Statewide Labor Force

LABOR FORCE:
EMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE*:

1,763,300
1,716,100
47,200
2.7%
71.0%

*The percentage of the population ages 16 and older that is in the labor force (either working or actively seeking work).

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MANUFACTURING

IS THE LARGEST INDUSTRY BY EMPLOYMENT
Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages
 

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2019 3rd Quarter Average Employment

227,182

WIND TURBINE TECHNICIAN

OCCUPATION WITH GREATEST ANNUAL GROWTH RATE

7.8%

Annual Growth Rate
(75 estimated total annual openings)

Occupational Projections, 2016-2026

24%
OF EMPLOYED IOWANS ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE EMPLOYMENT FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY


2018 Statewide Laborshed Study