Dubuque, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dubuque fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Dubuque peaked in November 2010 at 6.2% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dubuque 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
Dubuque	4.8%	-0.1	-1.0

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: Dubuque, Iowa, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dubuque, Iowa Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dubuque peaked in December 2010 at 3,341. There are now 749 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dubuque employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dubuque, Iowa) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dubuque	2,592	-26	-585

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dubuque, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Dubuque Unemployment Rate	Dubuque Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	5.1%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	5.2%	4.8%	2,592
February 2012	8.3%	5.3%	4.9%	2,618
January 2012	8.3%	5.4%	4.9%	2,641
December 2011	8.5%	5.6%	5.1%	2,756
November 2011	8.7%	5.6%	5.3%	2,842
October 2011	8.9%	5.8%	5.4%	2,926
September 2011	9.0%	5.9%	5.5%	2,988
August 2011	9.1%	6.0%	5.5%	3,035
July 2011	9.1%	6.0%	5.5%	3,018
June 2011	9.1%	6.0%	5.6%	3,016
May 2011	9.0%	6.0%	5.6%	3,038
April 2011	9.0%	5.9%	5.7%	3,098