Iowa City, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Iowa City fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Iowa City peaked in April 2020 at 9.7% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Iowa City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.7% | +0.3 | +0.1 |
Iowa | 2.7% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
Iowa City | 2.3% | 0.0 | +0.2 |
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 9,335. There are now 7,065 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,072 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 198. Iowa City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Iowa City, Iowa) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Iowa City | 2,270 | -23 | +198 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Iowa City, Iowa Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Iowa City Unemployment Rate |
Iowa City Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2,270 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2,293 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2,327 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2,372 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 2,376 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 2,413 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2,427 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2,437 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2,391 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2,306 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2,202 |
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. ↩