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Cedar Rapids

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cedar Rapids — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025

Cedar Rapids, IA Economy at a Glance:

Cedar Rapids, IA

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)147.0	146.1	146.5	145.7	145.7	(p)145.4
Employment(1)		(2)142.0	140.6	140.5	140.7	141.9	(p)141.1
Unemployment(1)		(2)5.1	5.5	6.1	5.0	3.9	(p)4.3
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.4	3.8	4.1	3.4	2.7	(p)3.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		137.6	135.8	135.5	136.0	137.9	(p)138.2
12-month % change		-2.2	-2.4	-2.9	-2.5	-2.2	(p)-2.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		8.7	8.1	8.1	8.3	8.9	(p)9.1
12-month % change		-2.2	-1.2	0.0	-3.5	-2.2	(p)-1.1
Manufacturing(4)		19.7	19.7	19.7	19.6	19.7	(p)19.6
12-month % change		-2.5	-2.0	-1.5	-2.5	-2.0	(p)-1.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		26.7	26.1	25.5	25.6	25.6	(p)25.6
12-month % change		-1.8	-2.2	-3.4	-2.7	-2.3	(p)-3.4
Information(4)		2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
12-month % change		-7.4	-7.7	-7.7	-4.0	-4.0	(p)-4.0
Financial Activities(4)		9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	(p)9.0
12-month % change		-2.2	-2.2	-2.2	-2.2	-3.3	(p)-2.2
Professional and Business Services(4)		14.6	14.6	14.7	15.1	15.5	(p)15.5
12-month % change		-6.4	-5.2	-5.8	-3.2	0.0	(p)-0.6
Education and Health Services(4)		23.2	23.1	23.2	23.1	23.2	(p)22.9
12-month % change		0.0	-2.5	-4.5	-3.3	-3.7	(p)-0.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		11.8	11.5	11.7	11.8	12.3	(p)12.7
12-month % change		0.0	-1.7	0.0	0.0	-1.6	(p)-1.6
Other Services(4)		4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	(p)4.7
12-month % change		-2.0	-2.0	-4.1	-4.1	-2.0	(p)-4.1
Government(4)		16.6	16.5	16.6	16.5	16.6	(p)16.7
12-month % change		-2.4	-0.6	-1.2	-1.2	-1.8	(p)-5.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary