From 2014 to 2015, employment in Iowa grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 1.49M employees to 1.5M employees. The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iowa, are Elementary &amp; secondary schools, Construction, and Restaurants &amp; Food Services. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iowa, though some of these residents may live in Iowa and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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Data Source: Census Bureau - ACS PUMS 5-year Estimate
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