Iowa City, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Iowa City fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Iowa City peaked in April 2020 at 9.5% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Iowa City 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 |
| Iowa City | 2.7% | -0.2 | -1.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Iowa City, Iowa, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Iowa City, Iowa Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Iowa City peaked in April 2020 at 9,315. There are now 6,685 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Iowa City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Iowa City, Iowa) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City | 2,630 | -175 | -1,345 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Iowa City, Iowa Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Iowa City Unemployment Rate |
Iowa City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2,630 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2,805 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 2,894 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2,982 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3,006 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3,014 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 3,032 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 3,052 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3,587 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3,578 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4,063 |
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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