Dubuque, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dubuque fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Dubuque peaked in April 2009 at 7.0% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dubuque unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Iowa	2.4%	0.0	-0.3
Dubuque	2.0%	-0.3	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dubuque, Iowa, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dubuque, Iowa Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dubuque peaked in May 2009 at 3,693. There are now 2,552 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dubuque employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dubuque, Iowa) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dubuque	1,141	-140	-319

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dubuque, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Dubuque Unemployment Rate	Dubuque Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.4%	2.0%	1,141
January 2019	4.0%	2.4%	2.3%	1,281
December 2018	3.9%	2.4%	2.4%	1,276
November 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.4%	1,291
October 2018	3.8%	2.4%	2.4%	1,281
September 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.4%	1,280
August 2018	3.8%	2.4%	2.3%	1,271
July 2018	3.9%	2.4%	2.4%	1,306
June 2018	4.0%	2.5%	2.4%	1,316
May 2018	3.8%	2.6%	2.6%	1,386
April 2018	3.9%	2.6%	2.6%	1,433