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Iowa's Free Enterprise Report: 2025 Edition

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Iowa economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues. The study is a year long undertaking and includes the CSI Economic Performance Index as well as a Free Enterprise Competitiveness Index across eight different policy areas.

Both indices provide an opportunity to look backwards and better understand where Iowa has been and what direction we are moving. We can better understand how we are performing relative to other states and we can equip policy makers, civic and business leaders with the best understanding of how our state is performing, where we are winning, where we are losing and how free enterprise principles can get us back on track.

 

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Crime & Public Safety
The Economic Impact of Iowa’s Distracted Driving Laws

CSI forecasts SF 22 could generate an estimated $1-5 million in GDP growth and $1-3 million in added personal income in 2026 alone.

Jobs & Our Economy
Iowa Jobs and Labor Force Update - May 2025

In May, Iowa’s labor market reversed course, shedding 5,200 jobs after modest growth earlier in the year.

June 24, 2025 Andrzej Wieciorkowski
State Budget
The Iowa Budget Then and Now - FY26

Iowa's legislature will appropriate $11.1 billion in FY26, up from $10.5 in FY25.

June 23, 2025 Andrzej Wieciorkowski
Jobs & Our Economy
Inflation in the Midwest - May 2025

Year-over-year inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in the Midwest. United States inflation slightly grew, hitting 2.4% (+0.1%) in May.

June 11, 2025 Andrzej Wieciorkowski