Iowa City, Iowa Job Growth

There were 91,500 jobs in Iowa City, Iowa in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 87,778 employed persons for the month. Iowa City added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 313 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Iowa City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	91,500	+200	0
CPS	87,778	+313	-580

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Iowa City, Iowa Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Iowa City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Iowa City, Iowa

CES employment for Iowa City peaked in September 2008 at 91,700. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Iowa City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 89,200 in December 2009, Iowa City has gained 2,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,456 for Iowa City in August 2008. 678 jobs have been lost in Iowa City since then according to the household survey. From a October 2011 low of 86,484, Iowa City has added 1,294 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Iowa City, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	91,500	200	87,778	313
February 2012	91,300	500	87,465	373
January 2012	90,800	100	87,092	269
December 2011	90,700	-700	86,823	126
November 2011	91,400	1,000	86,697	213
October 2011	90,400	400	86,484	-507
September 2011	90,000	-900	86,991	-1,002
August 2011	90,900	0	87,993	-94
July 2011	90,900	-800	88,087	-39
June 2011	91,700	200	88,126	-98
May 2011	91,500	100	88,224	-3
April 2011	91,400	-100	88,227	-131
March 2011	91,500	200	88,358	79