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Labor Force

Unemployment Rate Change May 2014 to May 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.

	May 2014	May 2019	Change
U.S.	6.1	3.4	-2.7
Iowa	3.9	2.1	-1.8
Linn County Region	3.8	2.1	-1.7
Linn Co.	4.1	2.3	-1.8

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Labor Force Change May 2014 to May 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.

	May 2014	May 2019	Pct. Change
U.S.	155,841,000	162,655,000	4.4 %
Iowa	1,695,797	1,714,513	1.1 %
Linn County Region	344,500	341,625	-0.8 %
Linn Co.	121,091	120,264	-0.7 %

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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