Iowa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Reemergence as a mixed economy, 1985–present=== After bottoming out in the 1980s, Iowa's economy began to reduce its dependence on agriculture. By the early 21st century, it was characterized by a mix of manufacturing, biotechnology, finance and insurance services, and government services.<ref name="iowalifechanging.com">''Iowa Industries'', Iowa Workforce Development. [http://www.iowalifechanging.com/downloads/iaindustries.pdf Iowalifechanging.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050520102110/http://www.iowalifechanging.com/downloads/iaindustries.pdf |date=May 20, 2005 }}</ref> The population of Iowa has increased at a slower rate than the U.S. as a whole since at least the [[1900 census]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429012609/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> though Iowa now has a predominantly urban population.<ref name="data.iowadatacenter.org">Iowa Data Center, 2000 Census: [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/urbanrural/urstagesexbymalefemale2000.pdf Iowadatacenter.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203200948/http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/urbanrural/urstagesexbymalefemale2000.pdf |date=December 3, 2008 }}</ref> The Iowa Economic Development Authority, created in 2011 has replaced the Iowa Department of Economic Development and its annual reports are a source of economic information.<ref name="IEDA">{{cite web|title=Iowa Economic Development Authority|url=http://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/resources/reports/FY13Report|publisher=iowaeconomicdevelopment.com|access-date=July 26, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812042034/http://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/resources/reports/FY13Report|archive-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page