Iowa City, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Iowa City fell 1.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Iowa City peaked in April 2020 at 10.1% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Iowa City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Iowa	10.2%	-0.8	+7.5
Iowa City	8.9%	-1.2	+6.8

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

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 9,733. There are now 1,203 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Iowa City	8,530	-1,203	+6,473

Number of Unemployed Persons

Iowa City, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Iowa City Unemployment Rate	Iowa City Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.2%	8.9%	8,530
April 2020	14.7%	11.0%	10.1%	9,733
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	2.7%	2,686
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	2.2%	2,194
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	2.2%	2,190
December 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.2%	2,247
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.2%	2,204
October 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.2%	2,164
September 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.1%	2,127
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.1%	2,100