Regional Economics & Community Analysis Program

Labor force size

Table ID: WRK-1
Unit of measure: Number of persons
Vintage: 1990-2007 *

* The most recent 5 years are displayed. All data years are available for download below.
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County IDArea Name20032004200520062007
19000Iowa1,608,2411,610,1181,630,6991,657,5281,660,979
19001Adair County4,2894,3134,4024,4304,388
19003Adams County2,1282,0971,9982,0592,086
19005Allamakee County8,0707,9618,0028,1848,197
19007Appanoose County6,5006,4726,4776,3536,007
19009Audubon County3,2813,3543,3573,2823,300
19011Benton County14,09114,15814,44214,55814,640
19013Black Hawk County71,02970,86571,54772,20872,329
19015Boone County15,04515,04015,38115,52715,507
19017Bremer County13,48113,52613,73813,94213,968
19019Buchanan County10,87610,90011,17311,26311,100
19021Buena Vista County10,39410,35310,28810,51010,356
19023Butler County8,1018,1028,1118,2598,300
19025Calhoun County5,1215,1295,1555,2685,222
19027Carroll County12,24612,30812,27412,42112,234
19029Cass County7,5277,4557,6337,6517,626
19031Cedar County10,41210,39110,58810,78710,849
19033Cerro Gordo County25,51825,72826,12526,13325,744
19035Cherokee County6,7186,5696,5776,5626,615
19037Chickasaw County6,2796,1276,2396,4626,542
19039Clarke County4,8624,6934,6464,7464,793
19041Clay County9,7559,5639,4969,7609,746
19043Clayton County9,5689,5299,5059,6929,902
19045Clinton County26,19126,29926,84327,17527,446
19047Crawford County8,7648,9899,1779,3639,317
19049Dallas County26,51428,05029,45331,21131,642
19051Davis County4,2354,1874,1284,1434,078
19053Decatur County4,2814,1744,1954,2344,138
19055Delaware County9,91910,00510,44910,73310,777
19057Des Moines County21,30420,64620,88021,07221,076
19059Dickinson County9,84510,07310,1699,9819,740
19061Dubuque County48,86849,27550,82351,91051,853
19063Emmet County5,9925,8655,9476,0435,939
19065Fayette County10,95311,02511,08611,06610,944
19067Floyd County8,5868,7918,8188,8038,702
19069Franklin County5,4025,5105,7215,8436,075
19071Fremont County4,3103,9343,9503,9643,971
19073Greene County4,9965,0575,0585,0625,030
19075Grundy County6,8166,8126,8796,9116,937
19077Guthrie County6,0866,1026,1196,0526,131
19079Hamilton County8,6208,6628,6758,8078,673
19081Hancock County6,2716,3956,3346,1316,065
19083Hardin County9,1399,0028,9509,1519,114
19085Harrison County8,1788,0538,0708,0608,016
19087Henry County10,17110,34910,49810,60110,300
19089Howard County5,0525,1855,1995,3225,242
19091Humboldt County5,2005,1585,1935,1865,201
19093Ida County3,8683,9023,9253,9684,048
19095Iowa County8,6348,7438,8258,8388,582
19097Jackson County11,20511,14111,19211,25811,080
19099Jasper County19,69119,29518,66218,31818,209
19101Jefferson County8,2868,2098,2918,3098,351
19103Johnson County72,50272,82073,84275,59276,805
19105Jones County10,43010,39410,43110,51610,615
19107Keokuk County6,0875,8575,8185,8215,631
19109Kossuth County8,8008,7998,8879,0489,003
19111Lee County17,47717,31117,41717,49617,389
19113Linn County112,287111,756113,316116,245117,123
19115Louisa County6,2756,2316,2636,4326,399
19117Lucas County4,8364,9114,8414,9464,854
19119Lyon County6,2836,2326,4556,6666,688
19121Madison County7,8547,9998,1468,4028,518
19123Mahaska County11,30711,52911,65511,83011,808
19125Marion County16,98217,10917,60817,89517,913
19127Marshall County20,63820,50220,49620,81820,564
19129Mills County8,1288,0248,1818,4168,381
19131Mitchell County5,3655,3395,3505,4485,566
19133Monona County4,8734,8224,7174,6664,570
19135Monroe County3,4863,7423,8754,2134,211
19137Montgomery County5,6835,6395,8565,8385,556
19139Muscatine County22,40722,70323,39624,05024,001
19141O'Brien County7,4807,4217,6047,7317,720
19143Osceola County3,4813,4493,4403,4183,348
19145Page County7,5577,7578,1218,3608,394
19147Palo Alto County5,0115,0325,1045,3615,449
19149Plymouth County13,78913,68514,09414,40914,407
19151Pocahontas County3,8473,8223,8654,1014,093
19153Polk County222,376224,452228,109233,862237,039
19155Pottawattamie County49,03448,39248,68949,24448,972
19157Poweshiek County10,26210,22710,27710,62910,850
19159Ringgold County2,5472,4932,4292,4732,455
19161Sac County5,7745,8375,7605,8845,836
19163Scott County85,81786,20188,19588,84788,489
19165Shelby County6,9516,9037,0737,4177,511
19167Sioux County17,97318,28618,84619,33419,287
19169Story County47,01946,68846,93847,82647,970
19171Tama County9,0139,5228,9878,9689,038
19173Taylor County3,2963,2573,3613,3983,328
19175Union County6,2696,2866,3436,4786,552
19177Van Buren County3,7923,8333,8153,9263,954
19179Wapello County19,29519,13419,16518,80818,839
19181Warren County24,18324,25724,61125,32725,664
19183Washington County12,12712,17712,25712,45412,683
19185Wayne County3,1643,1343,1643,2113,227
19187Webster County19,59219,40819,71619,82419,799
19189Winnebago County6,0265,8915,9555,8155,779
19191Winneshiek County12,26912,44012,43912,55712,370
19193Woodbury County54,57753,31253,36454,20654,693
19195Worth County4,4054,4874,6144,5834,513
19197Wright County6,9577,1027,1577,1757,004

Release Date: March, 2008
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: The labor force includes the total civilian, non-institutionalized population aged 16 years and older, who are either employed or unemployed and actively seeking work. Alternative measures of the labor force size may only include the population up to age 65.