Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux City fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Sioux City peaked in November 2010 at 7.1% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.4% in November 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Sioux City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.5% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Iowa | 5.6% | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Sioux City | 5.4% | 0.0 | -1.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Sioux City, Iowa, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Sioux City, Iowa Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Sioux City peaked in December 2010 at 5,549. There are now 1,317 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sioux City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sioux City, Iowa) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 4,232 | -46 | -1,317 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Sioux City Unemployment Rate |
Sioux City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 4,232 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 5.7% | 5.4% | 4,278 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 4,432 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 4,559 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 4,648 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 4,639 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 4,479 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 4,377 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 4,467 |
|
March 2011 |
8.9% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 4,621 |
|
February 2011 |
9.0% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 4,847 |
|
January 2011 |
9.1% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5,149 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
