Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux City fell 0.4 percentage points in July 2021 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Sioux City peaked in April 2020 at 9.7% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sioux City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Iowa | 4.1% | +0.1 | -2.0 |
| Sioux City | 3.4% | -0.4 | -2.1 |
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 8,981. There are now 5,953 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 3,028 | -414 | -1,864 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Sioux City Unemployment Rate |
Sioux City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 3,028 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3,442 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3,354 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3,312 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3,338 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3,458 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 3,635 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3,132 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3,279 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3,480 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 3,779 |
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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