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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota > Sioux City

Sioux City

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
County Employment and Wages in Nebraska — Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Sioux City — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Economy at a Glance:

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)76.0	76.3	76.2	76.0	(p)76.4
Employment(1)		(2)73.7	73.4	73.4	73.4	(p)74.2
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.3	2.9	2.8	2.7	(p)2.3
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.0	3.8	3.7	3.5	(p)3.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		75.5	74.0	74.0	73.7	74.7	(p)75.2
12-month % change		-1.8	-0.3	-1.7	-2.6	-2.0	(p)-2.0
Manufacturing(4)		15.1	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0	(p)15.0
12-month % change		-3.8	-0.7	-1.3	-1.3	-1.3	(p)-1.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		16.8	16.2	16.1	16.0	16.0	(p)16.0
12-month % change		3.1	3.2	1.9	0.0	0.6	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		6.3	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	(p)6.2
12-month % change		-6.0	-6.2	-7.6	-6.2	-6.1	(p)-4.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.4	(p)7.7
12-month % change		0.0	4.3	1.4	0.0	-1.3	(p)-2.5
Government(4)		8.9	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.8	(p)9.1
12-month % change		2.3	4.8	2.3	1.2	2.3	(p)4.6
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