Iowa Labor Force Statistics by Area and Month

Iowa Local Area Unemployment Statistics, published by the State of Iowa, provides monthly labor market metrics for the state, its counties, cities, and metropolitan statistical areas. The dataset includes employment, unemployment, labor force, and participation rates. Columns suggest the data is available with seasonal adjustment flags and geographic identifiers.

Use Cases

• Tracking monthly unemployment trends using MONTH, YEAR, and UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
• Comparing labor force participation across regions using AREA NAME, AREA TYPE, and LABFORCE_PART RATE
• Analyzing seasonally adjusted versus raw employment figures using SEASONALLY ADJUSTED and EMPLOYMENT
• Mapping county-level economic conditions using State FIPS and AREA NAME

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov indicates established use and official provenance.
• Provides granular geographic breakdowns for state, counties, cities, and metropolitan areas.
• Includes seasonally adjusted flags, allowing for more nuanced economic analysis.

Limitations

• Sources conflict on the last updated date (2026-05-27 vs 2026-04-11), and a future date suggests potential metadata errors.
• Key metadata like row count, size, and author are missing or unknown across all sources.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without a clear definition.

Provenance

Source

State of Iowa

Freshness

2026-05-27 13:59:07

Geography

Iowa, including counties, cities, and metropolitan statistical areas