Posted 15 August, 2025
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent in July. Iowa’s jobless rate was 3.1 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 4.2 percent in July.
The total number of unemployed Iowans increased to 64,900 in July from 63,700 in June.
The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,672,600 in July. This figure is 600 higher than June and 11,000 higher than one year ago. Meanwhile, Iowa’s labor force participation rate held steady at 67.4 percent.
“Iowa’s economy in July saw the unemployment rate hold steady. 600 more Iowans were employed than the previous month and businesses added several hundred jobs,” said Beth Townsend, Executive Director of Iowa Workforce Development. “The fact that 11,000 more Iowans are working than the same time a year ago is a good sign given the job losses we’ve seen in manufacturing. There remain over 50,000 open jobs on IowaWORKS.gov, which means significant opportunities exist for Iowans who are looking for a new or next great job.”