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Unemployed people in Cedar Rapids, IA

Unemployed people in Cedar Rapids, IA was 3,012 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.8% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,012
Change on 2024+11.8%
Rank2nd of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high5,0742020
Series low1,4931999

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Unemployed people in Cedar Rapids, IA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,780 persons1991: 3,317 persons1992: 2,785 persons1993: 2,507 persons1994: 2,214 persons1995: 2,094 persons1996: 2,122 persons1997: 1,872 persons1998: 1,511 persons1999: 1,493 persons2000: 1,763 persons2001: 2,453 persons2002: 3,572 persons2003: 3,741 persons2004: 3,615 persons2005: 2,786 persons2006: 2,397 persons2007: 2,458 persons2008: 2,975 persons2009: 4,579 persons2010: 4,331 persons2011: 4,147 persons2012: 3,739 persons2013: 3,632 persons2014: 3,195 persons2015: 2,737 persons2016: 2,662 persons2017: 2,586 persons2018: 2,216 persons2019: 2,267 persons2020: 5,074 persons2021: 3,645 persons2022: 2,437 persons2023: 2,652 persons2024: 2,694 persons2025: 3,012 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 3,780 persons1991: 3,317 persons1992: 2,785 persons1993: 2,507 persons1994: 2,214 persons1995: 2,094 persons1996: 2,122 persons1997: 1,872 persons1998: 1,511 persons1999: 1,493 persons2000: 1,763 persons2001: 2,453 persons2002: 3,572 persons2003: 3,741 persons2004: 3,615 persons2005: 2,786 persons2006: 2,397 persons2007: 2,458 persons2008: 2,975 persons2009: 4,579 persons2010: 4,331 persons2011: 4,147 persons2012: 3,739 persons2013: 3,632 persons2014: 3,195 persons2015: 2,737 persons2016: 2,662 persons2017: 2,586 persons2018: 2,216 persons2019: 2,267 persons2020: 5,074 persons2021: 3,645 persons2022: 2,437 persons2023: 2,652 persons2024: 2,694 persons2025: 3,012 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
20253,012
20242,694
20232,652
20222,437
20213,645
20205,074
20192,267
20182,216
20172,586
20162,662
20152,737
20143,195
20133,632
20123,739
20114,147
20104,331
20094,579
20082,975
20072,458
20062,397
20052,786
20043,615
20033,741
20023,572
20012,453
20001,763
19991,493
19981,511
19971,872
19962,122
19952,094
19942,214
19932,507
19922,785
19913,317
19903,780

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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, Cedar Rapids, 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, Cedar Rapids, 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/cedar-rapids-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, Cedar Rapids, 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/cedar-rapids-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, Cedar Rapids, 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/cedar-rapids-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Unemployed people in Cedar Rapids, IA was 3,012 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.8% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

5,074 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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