Metropolitan and Local Workforce Development Area Profiles
Local Workforce Development Area and Metropolitan Profiles are created using Iowa Workforce Development, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and U.S. Census Bureau data. Each report includes year-over-year comparisons by industry and employment, projections, job outlooks, unemployment statistics and other workforce related information.
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Note: All reports are PDF files.
Local Workforce Development Area Profiles
Local Workforce Development Area Profiles are reports that reflect data by local workforce development areas (LWDA).
Please note: A new area, the Iowa Plains Local Workforce Development Area, is the successor to four local development areas (Western Iowa, Northwest Iowa, North Central Iowa, and Southwest Iowa) who voted in early 2023 to dissolve. IWD formally became responsible for providing workforce services to the 42-county region in July 2023. Additionally, on July 1, 2026, two existing LWDAs (Mississippi Valley and South Central Iowa) merged into one 22-county area, Eastern Iowa. Following the merger, Iowa had five total LWDAs.
The series of reports are being reviewed, and this page will be updated once complete. The most recent LWDA profiles are below for historical reference.
Current Local Workforce Development Areas (July 2026)
For more information about current Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDAs), visit Local Workforce Development Areas.
