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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Iowa > Dubuque

Dubuque

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dubuque — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2025
Dubuque, IA Economy at a Glance:
Dubuque, IA
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)53.9 (2)53.6 54.1 54.3 54.0 (p)53.9

Employment(1)

 (2)52.0 (2)51.8 51.8 52.0 51.9 (p)52.2

Unemployment(1)

 (2)1.9 (2)1.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 (p)1.7

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.5 (2)3.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 (p)3.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 60.7 60.5 59.6 59.9 59.8 (p)60.2

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.5 1.2 -0.5 -0.5 (p)-1.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.7 (p)12.6

12-month % change

 -2.3 -3.8 0.8 1.6 1.6 (p)0.0

Government(4)

 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9 (p)4.8

12-month % change

 4.2 4.2 4.3 6.4 4.3 (p)2.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary