Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux City rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Sioux City peaked in May 2010 at 6.7% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in October 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Sioux City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Iowa	2.5%	+0.1	+0.1
Sioux City	2.6%	+0.1	+0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 May 2010 at 6,265. There are now 3,839 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,058 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 368.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sioux City	2,426	+53	+183

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Sioux City Unemployment Rate	Sioux City Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.5%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	2.5%	2.6%	2,426
June 2019	3.7%	2.4%	2.5%	2,373
May 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.5%	2,342
April 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.5%	2,343
March 2019	3.8%	2.4%	2.5%	2,352
February 2019	3.8%	2.4%	2.5%	2,293
January 2019	4.0%	2.4%	2.4%	2,255
December 2018	3.9%	2.4%	2.2%	2,069
November 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.2%	2,060
October 2018	3.8%	2.4%	2.2%	2,058