Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cedar Rapids fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Cedar Rapids peaked in April 2020 at 12.7% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Cedar Rapids unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Iowa | 3.6% | -0.1 | +0.8 |
Cedar Rapids | 4.3% | 0.0 | +1.2 |
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 2020 at 18,718. There are now 12,810 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 | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids | 5,908 | -31 | +1,290 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Cedar Rapids Unemployment Rate |
Cedar Rapids Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 5,908 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5,939 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 8,181 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 11,390 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 11,281 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 13,669 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 16,729 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 18,718 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5,366 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 4,491 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 4,556 |
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. ↩