Iowa Job Growth

There were 1,591,000 jobs in Iowa in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,716,096 employed persons for the month. Iowa lost 3,100 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,436 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Iowa job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,591,000	-3,100	-2,400
CPS	1,716,096	+4,436	+64,889

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 October 2019 for Iowa at 1,596,400. Since then 5,400 jobs have been lost in Iowa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Iowa for December 2019 is at a new high of 1,716,096.

Employment: CES, CPS

Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	1,591,000	-3,100	1,716,096	4,436
November 2019	1,594,100	-2,300	1,711,660	8,167
October 2019	1,596,400	300	1,703,493	9,230
September 2019	1,596,100	500	1,694,263	7,992
August 2019	1,595,600	700	1,686,271	5,825
July 2019	1,594,900	1,800	1,680,446	3,952
June 2019	1,593,100	3,800	1,676,494	3,187
May 2019	1,589,300	300	1,673,307	3,119
April 2019	1,589,000	4,500	1,670,188	4,604
March 2019	1,584,500	-2,800	1,665,584	5,360
February 2019	1,587,300	-6,100	1,660,224	5,806
January 2019	1,593,400	0	1,654,418	3,211