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Labor Force

Unemployment Rate Change Oct 2014 to Oct 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Monthly estimates of the labor force, employment and unemployment from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

	Oct 2014	Oct 2019	Change
U.S.	5.5	3.3	-2.2
Iowa	3.6	2.1	-1.5
Linn County Region	3.5	2.2	-1.3
Linn Co.	3.7	2.5	-1.2

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Labor Force Change Oct 2014 to Oct 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Monthly estimates of the labor force, employment and unemployment from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

	Oct 2014	Oct 2019	Pct. Change
U.S.	156,616,000	164,576,000	5.1 %
Iowa	1,711,746	1,773,729	3.6 %
Linn County Region	345,510	354,476	2.6 %
Linn Co.	120,468	125,042	3.8 %

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People Working in County in 2010
	Number	Pct. Dist
Total	122,540	100.0%
Living in County	99,599	81.3%
Living Elsewhere	22,941	18.7%

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 5 Year Estimates