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Unemployed people in Council Bluffs, IA

Unemployed people in Council Bluffs, IA was 1,305 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 23.6% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,305
Change on 2024+23.6%
Rank8th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high1,8772020
Series low7621999

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Unemployed people in Council Bluffs, IA, 1990 to 2025

7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,319 persons1991: 1,507 persons1992: 1,630 persons1993: 1,478 persons1994: 1,266 persons1995: 1,142 persons1996: 1,150 persons1997: 1,231 persons1998: 987 persons1999: 762 persons2000: 840 persons2001: 1,101 persons2002: 1,217 persons2003: 1,703 persons2004: 1,781 persons2005: 1,044 persons2006: 1,285 persons2007: 1,283 persons2008: 1,285 persons2009: 1,613 persons2010: 1,858 persons2011: 1,778 persons2012: 1,604 persons2013: 1,489 persons2014: 1,455 persons2015: 1,217 persons2016: 1,130 persons2017: 943 persons2018: 831 persons2019: 854 persons2020: 1,877 persons2021: 1,364 persons2022: 967 persons2023: 1,010 persons2024: 1,056 persons2025: 1,305 persons5001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 1,319 persons1991: 1,507 persons1992: 1,630 persons1993: 1,478 persons1994: 1,266 persons1995: 1,142 persons1996: 1,150 persons1997: 1,231 persons1998: 987 persons1999: 762 persons2000: 840 persons2001: 1,101 persons2002: 1,217 persons2003: 1,703 persons2004: 1,781 persons2005: 1,044 persons2006: 1,285 persons2007: 1,283 persons2008: 1,285 persons2009: 1,613 persons2010: 1,858 persons2011: 1,778 persons2012: 1,604 persons2013: 1,489 persons2014: 1,455 persons2015: 1,217 persons2016: 1,130 persons2017: 943 persons2018: 831 persons2019: 854 persons2020: 1,877 persons2021: 1,364 persons2022: 967 persons2023: 1,010 persons2024: 1,056 persons2025: 1,305 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
20251,305
20241,056
20231,010
2022967
20211,364
20201,877
2019854
2018831
2017943
20161,130
20151,217
20141,455
20131,489
20121,604
20111,778
20101,858
20091,613
20081,285
20071,283
20061,285
20051,044
20041,781
20031,703
20021,217
20011,101
2000840
1999762
1998987
19971,231
19961,150
19951,142
19941,266
19931,478
19921,630
19911,507
19901,319

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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, Council Bluffs, 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, Council Bluffs, 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/council-bluffs-ia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Council Bluffs, 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/council-bluffs-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, Council Bluffs, 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/council-bluffs-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Council Bluffs, IA?

Unemployed people in Council Bluffs, IA was 1,305 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 23.6% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Council Bluffs, IA?

1,877 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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