Sioux City, Iowa Metro Area

MSA: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
counties: Plymouth (IA), Woodbury (IA), Dakota (NE), Dixon (NE), Union (SD)

Population (2017 estimate): 169,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.1%

NFP Employment (2017): 87,000
Average Earnings (2017): $36,550

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.6000,1.7,
2013,1.9000,1.6,
2014,1.2000,1.9,
2015,1.4000,2.1,
2016,0.7000,1.8,
2017,-2.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,-1.1000,2.3,
2013,6.0000,2.0,
2014,-0.3000,2.3,
2015,7.6000,2.4,
2016,-1.6000,2.0,
2017,2.0000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.0000,8.1000,
2013,4.6000,7.4000,
2014,4.1000,6.2000,
2015,3.6000,5.3000,
2016,3.4000,4.9000,
2017,3.2000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,32010.00,42068.00,
2013,33920.00,42900.00,
2014,33820.00,43888.00,
2015,36400.00,44928.00,
2016,35820.00,45812.00,
2017,36550.00,47112.00,

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	3,780	44.2	0.9	$77,080
Business and Financial Operations	2,690	31.5	0.6	$57,100
IT and Mathematical	820	9.6	0.3	$61,070
Architecture and Engineering	640	7.5	0.4	$64,900
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	370	4.3	0.5	$46,820
Community and Social Services	1,370	16.0	1.1	$37,270
Legal and Judicial	320	3.8	0.5	$57,070
Education, Training, and Library	4,890	57.1	0.9	$44,900
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	820	9.6	0.7	$30,660
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	4,660	54.5	0.9	$49,940
Healthcare Support	1,870	21.9	0.8	$27,210
Protective Services	1,240	14.5	0.6	$39,580
Food Preparation and Serving Related	7,740	90.5	1.0	$19,460
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,640	30.9	1.0	$24,720
Personal Care and Services	2,240	26.1	0.8	$23,500
Sales and Related	9,460	110.6	1.1	$24,410
Office and Administrative Support	11,390	133.2	0.9	$31,140
Construction and Extraction	4,970	58.2	1.5	$40,950
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	4,110	48.1	1.2	$41,050
Production	11,020	128.8	2.0	$30,810
Transportation and Material Moving	8,160	95.4	1.4	$32,820