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Cedar Rapids

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cedar Rapids — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2022

Cedar Rapids, IA Economy at a Glance:

Cedar Rapids, IA

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)144.7	(2)145.0	145.0	146.6	(p)146.6
Employment(1)		(2)140.4	(2)140.2	139.4	141.4	(p)141.8
Unemployment(1)		(2)4.4	(2)4.7	5.7	5.2	(p)4.8
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.0	(2)3.3	3.9	3.6	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		143.8	144.0	141.8	143.0	143.0	(p)144.3
12-month % change		0.4	1.6	1.7	2.1	1.3	(p)1.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		9.0	8.7	8.2	8.3	8.2	(p)8.8
12-month % change		1.1	0.0	2.5	3.8	-1.2	(p)-1.1
Manufacturing(4)		19.9	20.0	20.1	20.0	20.2	(p)20.4
12-month % change		1.5	1.5	2.6	2.6	2.5	(p)3.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		30.4	30.7	30.1	29.8	29.5	(p)29.3
12-month % change		-1.3	-0.6	0.0	-0.3	-1.7	(p)-2.3
Information(4)		3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		0.0	-3.2	-3.2	-3.2	-6.5	(p)-6.5
Financial Activities(4)		10.5	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	(p)10.5
12-month % change		-3.7	-2.8	-3.7	-2.8	-2.8	(p)-1.9
Professional and Business Services(4)		15.5	15.6	15.3	16.1	16.3	(p)16.6
12-month % change		-1.3	1.3	-0.6	6.6	5.2	(p)5.7
Education and Health Services(4)		22.0	22.0	21.8	21.9	22.0	(p)22.0
12-month % change		0.9	5.3	4.8	1.9	3.8	(p)4.3
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		11.9	11.8	11.7	11.8	11.9	(p)12.1
12-month % change		5.3	7.3	8.3	5.4	3.5	(p)1.7
Other Services(4)		5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	(p)5.0
12-month % change		4.2	4.2	2.0	2.0	2.0	(p)2.0
Government(4)		16.6	16.6	16.1	16.6	16.5	(p)16.7
12-month % change		1.2	1.2	1.9	3.1	2.5	(p)0.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary