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Unemployed people in Burlington, IA

Unemployed people in Burlington, IA was 538 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.2% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons538
Change on 2024+11.2%
Rank20th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high1,0942009
Series low4292018

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Unemployed people in Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025

4006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 853 persons1991: 963 persons1992: 987 persons1993: 935 persons1994: 786 persons1995: 767 persons1996: 810 persons1997: 654 persons1998: 550 persons1999: 545 persons2000: 567 persons2001: 801 persons2002: 946 persons2003: 1,024 persons2004: 876 persons2005: 701 persons2006: 607 persons2007: 580 persons2008: 773 persons2009: 1,094 persons2010: 998 persons2011: 913 persons2012: 803 persons2013: 815 persons2014: 678 persons2015: 637 persons2016: 650 persons2017: 547 persons2018: 429 persons2019: 514 persons2020: 954 persons2021: 735 persons2022: 535 persons2023: 510 persons2024: 484 persons2025: 538 persons4006008001,0001,20019902002201420251990: 853 persons1991: 963 persons1992: 987 persons1993: 935 persons1994: 786 persons1995: 767 persons1996: 810 persons1997: 654 persons1998: 550 persons1999: 545 persons2000: 567 persons2001: 801 persons2002: 946 persons2003: 1,024 persons2004: 876 persons2005: 701 persons2006: 607 persons2007: 580 persons2008: 773 persons2009: 1,094 persons2010: 998 persons2011: 913 persons2012: 803 persons2013: 815 persons2014: 678 persons2015: 637 persons2016: 650 persons2017: 547 persons2018: 429 persons2019: 514 persons2020: 954 persons2021: 735 persons2022: 535 persons2023: 510 persons2024: 484 persons2025: 538 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025538
2024484
2023510
2022535
2021735
2020954
2019514
2018429
2017547
2016650
2015637
2014678
2013815
2012803
2011913
2010998
20091,094
2008773
2007580
2006607
2005701
2004876
20031,024
2002946
2001801
2000567
1999545
1998550
1997654
1996810
1995767
1994786
1993935
1992987
1991963
1990853

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/burlington-ia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/burlington-ia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Burlington, IA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/burlington-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Burlington, IA?

Unemployed people in Burlington, IA was 538 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.2% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Burlington, IA?

1,094 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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