Iowa City Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Iowa City Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 129,341, see rank | 2,434,242 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 64,070, 49.54%, see rank | 49.16% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 46,635, 72.79%, see rank | 72.48% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 101, 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 46,534, 72.63%, see rank | 72.35% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 44,489, 95.61%, see rank | 94.10% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,045, 4.39%, see rank | 5.90% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,435, 27.21%, see rank | 27.52% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 65,271, 50.46%, see rank | 50.84% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 44,638, 68.39%, see rank | 63.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 13, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 44,625, 68.37%, see rank | 63.52% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 43,225, 96.86%, see rank | 95.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,400, 3.14%, see rank | 4.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 20,633, 31.61%, see rank | 36.46% | 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.
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 City Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 125,318, see rank | 2,405,664 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 62,072, 49.53%, see rank | 49.03% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 46,476, 74.87%, see rank | 73.24% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 67, 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 46,409, 74.77%, see rank | 73.07% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 44,158, 95.15%, see rank | 93.93% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,251, 4.85%, see rank | 6.07% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,596, 25.13%, see rank | 26.76% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 63,246, 50.47%, see rank | 50.97% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 43,720, 69.13%, see rank | 64.23% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 15, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 43,705, 69.10%, see rank | 64.20% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 42,061, 96.24%, see rank | 95.00% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,644, 3.76%, see rank | 5.00% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 19,526, 30.87%, see rank | 35.77% | 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.
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 City Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 121,588, see rank | 2,377,835 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 60,011, 49.36%, see rank | 48.91% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 45,284, 75.46%, see rank | 74.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 40, 0.07%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 45,244, 75.39%, see rank | 73.95% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 43,272, 95.64%, see rank | 94.41% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,972, 4.36%, see rank | 5.59% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,727, 24.54%, see rank | 25.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 61,577, 50.64%, see rank | 51.09% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 42,444, 68.93%, see rank | 64.25% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 21, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 42,423, 68.89%, see rank | 64.21% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 40,666, 95.86%, see rank | 95.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,757, 4.14%, see rank | 4.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 19,133, 31.07%, see rank | 35.75% | 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.
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 City Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 120,765, see rank | 2,353,947 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 58,942, 48.81%, see rank | 48.82% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 44,568, 75.61%, see rank | 74.44% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 74, 0.13%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 44,494, 75.49%, see rank | 74.26% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 42,430, 95.36%, see rank | 94.82% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,064, 4.64%, see rank | 5.18% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,374, 24.39%, see rank | 25.56% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 61,823, 51.19%, see rank | 51.18% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 42,708, 69.08%, see rank | 64.13% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 42,703, 69.07%, see rank | 64.10% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 40,974, 95.95%, see rank | 95.37% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,729, 4.05%, see rank | 4.63% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 19,115, 30.92%, see rank | 35.87% | 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.
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.