Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux City fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.5%. 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 4.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in November 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Sioux City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Iowa	2.4%	0.0	-0.3
Sioux City	2.5%	-0.2	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 6,292. There are now 3,923 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,041 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 328.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sioux City	2,369	-137	-382

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sioux City, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Sioux City Unemployment Rate	Sioux City Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.4%	2.5%	2,369
January 2019	4.0%	2.4%	2.7%	2,506
December 2018	3.9%	2.4%	2.5%	2,307
November 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.2%	2,041
October 2018	3.8%	2.4%	2.3%	2,085
September 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.4%	2,149
August 2018	3.8%	2.4%	2.5%	2,246
July 2018	3.9%	2.4%	2.6%	2,408
June 2018	4.0%	2.5%	2.6%	2,406
May 2018	3.8%	2.6%	2.6%	2,379
April 2018	3.9%	2.6%	2.8%	2,547