Iowa City, Iowa Job Growth

There were 102,300 jobs in Iowa City, Iowa in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 95,404 employed persons for the month. Iowa City added 100 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 320 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Iowa City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	102,300	+100	+900
CPS	95,404	+320	+555

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 March 2018 is at a new high of 102,300.

CPS employment in March 2018 for Iowa City is at a new high of 95,404.

Employment: CES, CPS

Iowa City, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	102,300	100	95,404	320
February 2018	102,200	400	95,084	516
January 2018	101,800	100	94,568	21
December 2017	101,700	0	94,547	-77
November 2017	101,700	200	94,624	-145
October 2017	101,500	-100	94,769	-119
September 2017	101,600	0	94,888	73
August 2017	101,600	100	94,815	109
July 2017	101,500	200	94,706	-39
June 2017	101,300	-100	94,745	-88
May 2017	101,400	-300	94,833	-61
April 2017	101,700	300	94,894	45