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Unemployed people in Sioux City, IA

Unemployed people in Sioux City, IA was 1,692 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.7% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 23 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,692
Change on 2024+14.7%
Rank4th of 23Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high3,0422010
Series low1,2162018

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Unemployed people in Sioux City, IA, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,039 persons1991: 2,256 persons1992: 1,955 persons1993: 1,574 persons1994: 1,558 persons1995: 1,589 persons1996: 1,810 persons1997: 1,674 persons1998: 1,495 persons1999: 1,260 persons2000: 1,237 persons2001: 1,508 persons2002: 1,834 persons2003: 2,159 persons2004: 2,271 persons2005: 1,689 persons2006: 1,695 persons2007: 1,618 persons2008: 1,660 persons2009: 2,575 persons2010: 3,042 persons2011: 2,534 persons2012: 2,278 persons2013: 2,117 persons2014: 1,969 persons2015: 1,694 persons2016: 1,599 persons2017: 1,468 persons2018: 1,216 persons2019: 1,263 persons2020: 2,461 persons2021: 1,860 persons2022: 1,393 persons2023: 1,408 persons2024: 1,475 persons2025: 1,692 persons1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019902002201420251990: 2,039 persons1991: 2,256 persons1992: 1,955 persons1993: 1,574 persons1994: 1,558 persons1995: 1,589 persons1996: 1,810 persons1997: 1,674 persons1998: 1,495 persons1999: 1,260 persons2000: 1,237 persons2001: 1,508 persons2002: 1,834 persons2003: 2,159 persons2004: 2,271 persons2005: 1,689 persons2006: 1,695 persons2007: 1,618 persons2008: 1,660 persons2009: 2,575 persons2010: 3,042 persons2011: 2,534 persons2012: 2,278 persons2013: 2,117 persons2014: 1,969 persons2015: 1,694 persons2016: 1,599 persons2017: 1,468 persons2018: 1,216 persons2019: 1,263 persons2020: 2,461 persons2021: 1,860 persons2022: 1,393 persons2023: 1,408 persons2024: 1,475 persons2025: 1,692 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
20251,692
20241,475
20231,408
20221,393
20211,860
20202,461
20191,263
20181,216
20171,468
20161,599
20151,694
20141,969
20132,117
20122,278
20112,534
20103,042
20092,575
20081,660
20071,618
20061,695
20051,689
20042,271
20032,159
20021,834
20011,508
20001,237
19991,260
19981,495
19971,674
19961,810
19951,589
19941,558
19931,574
19921,955
19912,256
19902,039

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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, Sioux City, 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, Sioux City, 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/sioux-city-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, Sioux City, 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/sioux-city-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, Sioux City, 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/sioux-city-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Sioux City, IA?

Unemployed people in Sioux City, IA was 1,692 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.7% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 Sioux City, IA?

3,042 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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