Cedar Rapids, Iowa Metro Area

MSA: Cedar Rapids, IA
counties: Benton, Jones, Linn

Population (2017 estimate): 270,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.3%

NFP Employment (2017): 144,000
Average Earnings (2017): $44,110

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.4000,1.7,
2013,0.3000,1.6,
2014,0.5000,1.9,
2015,0.8000,2.1,
2016,0.2000,1.8,
2017,0.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,1.6000,2.3,
2013,3.4000,2.0,
2014,0.8000,2.3,
2015,0.7000,2.4,
2016,1.3000,2.0,
2017,0.7000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.2000,8.1000,
2013,5.0000,7.4000,
2014,4.4000,6.2000,
2015,3.9000,5.3000,
2016,3.7000,4.9000,
2017,3.4000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,41240.00,42068.00,
2013,42650.00,42900.00,
2014,42970.00,43888.00,
2015,43270.00,44928.00,
2016,43820.00,45812.00,
2017,44110.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	9,980	70.1	1.4	$96,270
Business and Financial Operations	7,410	52.0	1.0	$59,260
IT and Mathematical	6,030	42.4	1.4	$79,670
Architecture and Engineering	3,480	24.4	1.4	$69,380
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	590	4.1	0.5	$58,670
Community and Social Services	2,120	14.9	1.0	$38,030
Legal and Judicial	900	6.3	0.8	$59,420
Education, Training, and Library	8,760	61.5	1.0	$40,030
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,830	12.8	1.0	$36,190
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	7,080	49.7	0.8	$53,710
Healthcare Support	3,660	25.7	0.9	$29,320
Protective Services	2,250	15.8	0.7	$40,910
Food Preparation and Serving Related	11,400	80.1	0.9	$19,550
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	3,880	27.3	0.9	$26,420
Personal Care and Services	4,130	29.0	0.9	$22,650
Sales and Related	12,570	88.3	0.9	$25,900
Office and Administrative Support	21,070	148.1	0.9	$33,790
Construction and Extraction	6,460	45.4	1.1	$44,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	6,480	45.6	1.2	$48,560
Production	9,640	67.7	1.0	$39,290
Transportation and Material Moving	12,470	87.6	1.3	$34,160