Iowa Job Growth

There were 1,482,400 jobs in Iowa in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,565,479 employed persons for the month. Iowa lost 4,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3,452 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Iowa job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,482,400	-4,700	+13,300
CPS	1,565,479	+3,452	-7,463

Iowa Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Iowa as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Iowa

CES employment peaked in May 2008 for Iowa at 1,528,200. Since then 45,800 jobs have been lost in Iowa according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,463,400 in December 2009, Iowa has gained 19,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Iowa reached a maximum of 1,614,394 in March 2008. 48,915 jobs have been lost in Iowa since then according to the household survey. From a October 2011 low of 1,558,282, Iowa has added 7,197 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,482,400	-4,700	1,565,479	3,452
November 2011	1,487,100	1,000	1,562,027	3,745
October 2011	1,486,100	4,000	1,558,282	-2,565
September 2011	1,482,100	-5,800	1,560,847	-2,379
August 2011	1,487,900	-600	1,563,226	-4,971
July 2011	1,488,500	8,700	1,568,197	-7,602
June 2011	1,479,800	-7,000	1,575,799	-6,730
May 2011	1,486,800	5,400	1,582,529	-834
April 2011	1,481,400	1,900	1,583,363	2,227
March 2011	1,479,500	3,400	1,581,136	2,207
February 2011	1,476,100	2,700	1,578,929	2,451
January 2011	1,473,400	4,300	1,576,478	3,536
December 2010	1,469,100	-5,500	1,572,942	1,785