Dubuque, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dubuque fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Dubuque peaked in April 2020 at 12.0% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dubuque unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Iowa | 3.0% | -0.3 | -1.5 |
Dubuque | 3.3% | -0.2 | -1.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Dubuque, Iowa, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Dubuque, Iowa Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Dubuque peaked in April 2020 at 6,774. There are now 4,976 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dubuque employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dubuque, Iowa) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Dubuque | 1,798 | -139 | -790 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Dubuque, Iowa Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Dubuque Unemployment Rate |
Dubuque Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1,798 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 1,937 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2,042 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 2,133 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2,187 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2,178 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2,187 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2,259 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2,357 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2,455 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2,530 |
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. ↩