Iowa City, Iowa Job Growth

There were 102,700 jobs in Iowa City, Iowa in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 96,293 employed persons for the month. Iowa City added 100 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 17 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Iowa City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	102,700	+100	+1,000
CPS	96,293	+17	+1,746

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Iowa City 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 for Iowa City, Iowa

CES employment for Iowa City in December 2018 is at a new high of 102,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,460 for Iowa City in October 2018. 167 jobs have been lost in Iowa City since then according to the household survey. From a November 2018 low of 96,276, Iowa City has added 17 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
December 2018	102,700	100	96,293	17
November 2018	102,600	0	96,276	-184
October 2018	102,600	200	96,460	604
September 2018	102,400	200	95,856	66
August 2018	102,200	100	95,790	-297
July 2018	102,100	-300	96,087	-31
June 2018	102,400	-100	96,118	577
May 2018	102,500	-100	95,541	-17
April 2018	102,600	300	95,558	168
March 2018	102,300	100	95,390	306
February 2018	102,200	400	95,084	516
January 2018	101,800	100	94,568	21