Unemployment Insurance Statistics

Topics:

Labor Market Information
Unemployment

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Statistics: At a Glance

7,491

Initial claims (February 2026)

25,477

  Benefit recipients (February 2026)

9.8

  UI Duration by Weeks (February 2026)

Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance Data

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Unemployment Insurance Statisitics

Iowa's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, Benefit Payments, and Claims Data

UI statistics are used for the following:

  • federal workload reporting,
  • determining triggers for extended benefits programs,
  • describing the size and scope of the UI program on local economies, and
  • as an economic indicator. 

UI statistics data can be explored through the Tableau visualization linked above or the associated data files linked below. 

If you have questions on the data above, visit the frequently asked questions page or contact LMI. 

Unemployment Insurance Statistics Tableau Visualization Data Files

Each link goes to a data.iowa.gov page that contains ADA-compliant versions of the data sourced in the Unemployment Insurance Statistics Tableau Visualization above. 

Profile of Iowa's Unemployed:

The characteristics data used in the Profile of Iowa's Unemployed reports are based on claimants who filed a regular UI continued week claimed during the week including the 19th of the month. 

The data is prone to seasonal employment.

 Annual Report

You can view data tables from the Iowa Unemployment Compensation Fund Status Report by clicking one of the following: 

Related Unemployment Insurance Information: