Metros in Iowa where jobs are growing fastest Stacker Iowa News Canva - June employment: 89,000--- 1-month change: Down 700 jobs (-0.78%)--- 1-year change: Up 800 jobs (+0.91%) #7. Sioux City Grindstone Media Group // Shutterstock - June employment: 390,000--- 1-month change: Down 1,900 jobs (-0.48%)--- 1-year change: Up 6,500 jobs (+1.69%) #6. Des Moines Sam Wagner // Shutterstock - June employment: 89,300--- 1-month change: Down 400 jobs (-0.45%)--- 1-year change: Up 600 jobs (+0.68%) #5. Waterloo Canva - June employment: 100,900--- 1-month change: Down 400 jobs (-0.39%)--- 1-year change: Up 1,500 jobs (+1.51%) #4. Iowa City Canva - June employment: 143,000--- 1-month change: Down 400 jobs (-0.28%)--- 1-year change: Up 900 jobs (+0.63%) #3. Cedar Rapids Risky reservoirs: Iowa counties where aging dams pose the greatest threat Dawid S Swierczek // Shutterstock - June employment: 60,500--- 1-month change: No change--- 1-year change: Up 400 jobs (+0.67%) #2. Dubuque Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock - June employment: 55,100--- 1-month change: Up 500 jobs (+0.92%)--- 1-year change: Up 1,300 jobs (+2.42%) #1. Ames Canva