Dubuque, Iowa Job Growth

There were 61,600 jobs in Dubuque, Iowa in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 55,504 employed persons for the month. Dubuque added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 249 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dubuque job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,600	+400	+900
CPS	55,504	+249	+1,312

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Dubuque, Iowa Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Dubuque as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Dubuque, Iowa

CES employment for Dubuque in July 2019 is at a new high of 61,600.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Dubuque is at a new high of 55,504.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dubuque, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	61,600	400	55,504	249
June 2019	61,200	-200	55,255	158
May 2019	61,400	-100	55,097	152
April 2019	61,500	400	54,945	294
March 2019	61,100	100	54,651	273
February 2019	61,000	0	54,378	186
January 2019	61,000	300	54,192	97
December 2018	60,700	-200	54,095	-17
November 2018	60,900	0	54,112	-54
October 2018	60,900	100	54,166	-55
September 2018	60,800	0	54,221	-14
August 2018	60,800	100	54,235	43