Iowa City, Iowa Job Growth

There were 100,300 jobs in Iowa City, Iowa in June 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 95,951 employed persons for the month. Iowa City lost 100 jobs in June 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 186 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Iowa City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	June 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	100,300	-100	-1,300
CPS	95,951	+186	+371

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 peaked in December 2017 at 102,400. Since then 2,100 jobs have been lost in Iowa City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in June 2019 for Iowa City is at a new high of 95,951.

Employment: CES, CPS

Iowa City, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
June 2019	100,300	-100	95,951	186
May 2019	100,400	-200	95,765	144
April 2019	100,600	0	95,621	209
March 2019	100,600	200	95,412	185
February 2019	100,400	-500	95,227	122
January 2019	100,900	300	95,105	-2
December 2018	100,600	0	95,107	12
November 2018	100,600	100	95,095	-15
October 2018	100,500	-500	95,110	-92
September 2018	101,000	-300	95,202	-123
August 2018	101,300	-100	95,325	-145
July 2018	101,400	-200	95,470	-110