Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux City fell 1.1 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Sioux City peaked in April 2020 at 9.8% and is now 1.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sioux City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Iowa	10.0%	-1.0	+7.3
Sioux City	8.7%	-1.1	+5.9

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: Sioux City, Iowa, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sioux City, Iowa Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sioux City peaked in April 2020 at 9,164. There are now 975 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sioux City	8,189	-975	+5,574

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Sioux City Unemployment Rate	Sioux City Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.0%	8.7%	8,189
April 2020	14.7%	11.0%	9.8%	9,164
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.4%	3,141
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	2.9%	2,755
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	2.9%	2,746
December 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.9%	2,741
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.9%	2,720
October 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.9%	2,694
September 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.8%	2,667
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.8%	2,640
July 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.8%	2,619