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Labor Force

Unemployment Rate Change Mar 2017 to Mar 2022

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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

	Mar 2017	Mar 2022	Change
U.S.	4.6	3.9	-0.7
Iowa	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Linn County Region	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Linn Co.	3.5	3.6	0.1

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Labor Force Change Mar 2017 to Mar 2022

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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

	Mar 2017	Mar 2022	Pct. Change
U.S.	159,912,000	358,914	-99.8%
Iowa	1,694,810	1,700,614	0.3%
Linn County Region	343,391	338,678	-1.4%
Linn Co.	120,050	118,146	-1.6%

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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