Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux City fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Sioux City peaked in April 2020 at 9.8% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Sioux City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Iowa | 3.8% | +0.1 | +1.0 |
| Sioux City | 3.3% | 0.0 | +0.4 |
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 6,162 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 3,002 | -24 | +282 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Sioux City Unemployment Rate |
Sioux City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 3.1% | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3,002 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3,026 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3,812 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 4,948 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 5,604 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.4% | 7.4% | 6,764 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 10.2% | 9.0% | 8,373 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 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 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2,746 |
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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