Iowa's job numbers in July emphasize the critical role of public-sector jobs in the state's economy.
IPP Statement 8/20/10 NEW!

"Proposals that would cut more public-sector jobs will not help the economy, but are more likely to severely dampen the pace of recovery."
— IPP Research Associate Noga O'Connor

Note: These are archives of previous Iowa JobWatch summaries by IPP, using data from Iowa Workforce Development. The data for the most recent month typically are revised in the following month. This is one reason that IPP analysts stress longer-term trends and reflections on the numbers, rather than an overemphasis on one-month estimates.
June numbers (HTML) 7/20/10
May numbers (HTML) 6/18/10
April numbers (1 page PDF) 5/21/10
March numbers (1 page PDF) 4/16/10
February numbers (1 page PDF) 3/26/10
January numbers (1 page PDF) 3/10/10

This graph offers a look at monthly average nonfarm job changes in Iowa from 1991 to the present.