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Iowa Cities by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 290 cities ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Kingsley city, Iowa 0.0%
2 Nora Springs city, Iowa 0.0%
3 Oakland city, Iowa 0.0%
4 Villisca city, Iowa 0.2%
5 Preston city, Iowa 0.2%
6 Villisca Community School District, Iowa 0.3%
7 Manning city, Iowa 0.3%
8 West Branch city, Iowa 0.4%
9 Slater city, Iowa 0.4%
10 Rock Valley city, Iowa 0.4%
11 Neola city, Iowa 0.4%
12 Monticello city, Iowa 0.4%
13 Jewell Junction city, Iowa 0.5%
14 Allison city, Iowa 0.5%
15 Durant city, Iowa 0.5%
16 Clarence city, Iowa 0.6%
17 Wilton city, Iowa 0.6%
18 Tiffin city, Iowa 0.6%
19 Atlantic city, Iowa 0.6%
20 University Heights city, Iowa 0.6%
21 Winthrop city, Iowa 0.7%
22 Sheldon city, Iowa 0.7%
23 Wayland city, Iowa 0.7%
24 Wilton Community School District, Iowa 0.7%
25 Huxley city, Iowa 0.7%
26 Bondurant city, Iowa 0.7%
27 Conrad city, Iowa 0.8%
28 Madrid city, Iowa 0.8%
29 Mitchellville city, Iowa 0.8%
30 Roland city, Iowa 0.8%
31 Avoca city, Iowa 0.9%
32 Camanche city, Iowa 0.9%
33 Aplington city, Iowa 1.0%
34 Anita city, Iowa 1.0%
35 Mount Ayr city, Iowa 1.0%
36 Kalona city, Iowa 1.0%
37 Grundy Center city, Iowa 1.0%
38 Akron city, Iowa 1.0%
39 Pella city, Iowa 1.1%
40 Center Point city, Iowa 1.1%
41 Holstein city, Iowa 1.1%
42 Eldridge city, Iowa 1.1%
43 Eagle Grove city, Iowa 1.1%
44 Nevada city, Iowa 1.2%
45 Sioux Center city, Iowa 1.2%
46 Guthrie Center city, Iowa 1.2%
47 Lisbon city, Iowa 1.2%
48 Dallas Center city, Iowa 1.2%
49 Lake Park city, Iowa 1.3%
50 Coon Rapids city, Iowa 1.3%
51 Van Meter city, Iowa 1.3%
52 Pleasantville Community School District, Iowa 1.3%
53 Onawa city, Iowa 1.3%
54 Osage city, Iowa 1.3%
55 Le Claire city, Iowa 1.3%
56 Logan city, Iowa 1.3%
57 Solon city, Iowa 1.3%
58 Wellman city, Iowa 1.4%
59 Elkader city, Iowa 1.4%
60 West Burlington city, Iowa 1.4%
61 Jefferson city, Iowa 1.5%
62 Le Mars city, Iowa 1.5%
63 Sanborn city, Iowa 1.5%
64 Kent Estates CDP, Iowa 1.5%
65 Lenox city, Iowa 1.6%
66 Greenfield city, Iowa 1.6%
67 Bellevue city, Iowa 1.6%
68 Independence city, Iowa 1.6%
69 Fredericksburg city, Iowa 1.6%
70 Hamburg city, Iowa 1.6%
71 Larchwood city, Iowa 1.6%
72 Marcus city, Iowa 1.6%
73 Estherville city, Iowa 1.6%
74 Boone city, Iowa 1.7%
75 Clarion city, Iowa 1.7%
76 Moville city, Iowa 1.7%
77 Belle Plaine city, Iowa 1.7%
78 Lake City city, Iowa 1.8%
79 Windsor Heights city, Iowa 1.8%
80 Mediapolis city, Iowa 1.8%
81 Peosta city, Iowa 1.8%
82 Leon city, Iowa 1.8%
83 Epworth city, Iowa 1.8%
84 Baxter city, Iowa 1.8%
85 Johnston city, Iowa 1.8%
86 Urbana city, Iowa 1.8%
87 Algona city, Iowa 1.9%
88 Ackley city, Iowa 1.9%
89 Monroe city, Iowa 1.9%
90 Riverside city, Iowa 1.9%
91 Denison city, Iowa 1.9%
92 Sac City city, Iowa 1.9%
93 Buffalo city, Iowa 1.9%
94 Knoxville city, Iowa 1.9%
95 Ogden city, Iowa 2.0%
96 Bettendorf city, Iowa 2.0%
97 Cascade city, Iowa 2.0%
98 Polk City city, Iowa 2.0%
99 Nashua city, Iowa 2.0%
100 Greene city, Iowa 2.1%