Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cedar Rapids fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 5.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Cedar Rapids peaked in December 2010 at 6.2% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cedar Rapids unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Iowa	5.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Cedar Rapids	5.6%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cedar Rapids peaked in April 2011 at 9,189. There are now 1,240 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cedar Rapids employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cedar Rapids	7,949	-194	-1,233

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Cedar Rapids Unemployment Rate	Cedar Rapids Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	5.1%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	5.2%	5.6%	7,949
February 2012	8.3%	5.3%	5.7%	8,143
January 2012	8.3%	5.4%	5.8%	8,381
December 2011	8.5%	5.6%	6.0%	8,635
November 2011	8.7%	5.6%	6.0%	8,716
October 2011	8.9%	5.8%	6.0%	8,883
September 2011	9.0%	5.9%	6.0%	8,878
August 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.0%	8,974
July 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.0%	8,969
June 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.0%	9,054
May 2011	9.0%	6.0%	6.1%	9,095
April 2011	9.0%	5.9%	6.2%	9,189