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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, National

Cedar Rapids, Iowa monthly unemployment rate chart

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. ↩

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