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Iowa Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,434,242	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,196,562	49.16%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	867,279	72.48%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,554	0.13%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	865,725	72.35%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	814,679	94.10%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	51,046	5.90%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	329,283	27.52%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,237,680	50.84%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	786,435	63.54%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	254	0.02%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	786,181	63.52%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	747,813	95.12%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38,368	4.88%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	451,245	36.46%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,405,664	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	1,179,616	49.03%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	863,943	73.24%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,051	0.17%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	861,892	73.07%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	809,597	93.93%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	52,295	6.07%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	315,673	26.76%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	1,226,048	50.97%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	787,537	64.23%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	422	0.03%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	787,115	64.20%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	747,734	95.00%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39,381	5.00%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	438,511	35.77%, see rank	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,377,835	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	1,163,045	48.91%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	862,037	74.12%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,983	0.17%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	860,054	73.95%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	811,951	94.41%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	48,103	5.59%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	301,008	25.88%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	1,214,790	51.09%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	780,456	64.25%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	429	0.04%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	780,027	64.21%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	741,643	95.08%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38,384	4.92%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	434,334	35.75%, see rank	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,353,947	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	1,149,080	48.82%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	855,362	74.44%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,083	0.18%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	853,279	74.26%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	809,090	94.82%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	44,189	5.18%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	293,718	25.56%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	1,204,867	51.18%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	772,724	64.13%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	375	0.03%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	772,349	64.10%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	736,608	95.37%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35,741	4.63%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	432,143	35.87%, see rank	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

US Census 2000 data

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,281,274	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	1,104,397	48.41%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	819,166	74.17%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,609	0.15%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	817,557	74.03%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	780,662	95.49%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	36,895	4.51%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	285,231	25.83%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	1,176,877	51.59%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	737,415	62.66%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	250	0.02%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	737,165	62.64%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	709,154	96.20%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28,011	3.80%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	439,462	37.34%, see rank	42.46%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.