Unemployed people in Iowa

as of September, 2021:

66,105

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Labor Force

1,660,470

Employment

1,594,365

Employment-Population Ratio

64.1%

Labor Force Participation Rate

66.8%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Adair 4,107 94 2.2 4,201
Adams 1,917 47 2.4 1,964
Allamakee 6,776 193 2.8 6,969
Appanoose 5,629 172 3.0 5,801
Audubon 2,897 63 2.1 2,960
Benton 12,287 395 3.1 12,682
Black Hawk 64,333 2,105 3.2 66,438
Boone 14,065 352 2.4 14,417
Bremer 13,123 300 2.2 13,423
Buchanan 10,695 265 2.4 10,960
Buena Vista 11,334 250 2.2 11,584
Butler 7,449 196 2.6 7,645
Calhoun 3,967 108 2.7 4,075
Carroll 10,185 227 2.2 10,412
Cass 6,533 153 2.3 6,686
Cedar 9,912 239 2.4 10,151
Cerro Gordo 22,146 657 2.9 22,803
Cherokee 5,970 138 2.3 6,108
Chickasaw 6,086 159 2.5 6,245
Clarke 4,604 133 2.8 4,737
Clay 7,906 207 2.6 8,113
Clayton 9,238 274 2.9 9,512
Clinton 20,482 817 3.8 21,299
Crawford 7,349 259 3.4 7,608
Dallas 49,651 1,002 2.0 50,653
Davis 3,942 92 2.3 4,034
Decatur 4,313 92 2.1 4,405
Delaware 10,019 209 2.0 10,228
Des Moines 17,318 959 5.2 18,277
Dickinson 9,639 250 2.5 9,889
Dubuque 53,227 1,575 2.9 54,802
Emmet 4,722 131 2.7 4,853
Fayette 9,901 302 3.0 10,203
Floyd 7,765 224 2.8 7,989
Franklin 5,365 137 2.5 5,502
Fremont 3,570 79 2.2 3,649
Greene 5,149 129 2.4 5,278
Grundy 6,027 152 2.5 6,179
Guthrie 5,280 163 3.0 5,443
Hamilton 6,451 203 3.1 6,654
Hancock 5,435 155 2.8 5,590
Hardin 7,359 208 2.7 7,567
Harrison 6,877 185 2.6 7,062
Henry 9,481 300 3.1 9,781
Howard 4,806 104 2.1 4,910
Humboldt 4,787 114 2.3 4,901
Ida 3,763 74 1.9 3,837
Iowa 9,558 260 2.6 9,818
Jackson 10,116 333 3.2 10,449
Jasper 18,488 569 3.0 19,057
Jefferson 9,256 286 3.0 9,542
Johnson 79,765 2,181 2.7 81,946
Jones 9,661 283 2.8 9,944
Keokuk 4,787 159 3.2 4,946
Kossuth 7,675 172 2.2 7,847
Lee 14,516 653 4.3 15,169
Linn 112,244 4,239 3.6 116,483
Louisa 5,696 160 2.7 5,856
Lucas 4,543 93 2.0 4,636
Lyon 6,687 99 1.5 6,786
Madison 8,169 244 2.9 8,413
Mahaska 11,407 300 2.6 11,707
Marion 18,076 375 2.0 18,451
Marshall 16,123 651 3.9 16,774
Mills 6,994 172 2.4 7,166
Mitchell 5,955 115 1.9 6,070
Monona 4,109 123 2.9 4,232
Monroe 3,777 104 2.7 3,881
Montgomery 4,595 144 3.0 4,739
Muscatine 19,685 671 3.3 20,356
O'Brien 7,695 160 2.0 7,855
Osceola 3,353 56 1.6 3,409
Page 5,901 175 2.9 6,076
Palo Alto 4,245 94 2.2 4,339
Plymouth 13,798 291 2.1 14,089
Pocahontas 4,238 86 2.0 4,324
Polk 260,136 8,240 3.1 268,376
Pottawattamie 45,853 1,329 2.8 47,182
Poweshiek 9,860 326 3.2 10,186
Ringgold 2,307 53 2.2 2,360
Sac 4,959 107 2.1 5,066
Scott 82,433 3,359 3.9 85,792
Shelby 5,985 126 2.1 6,111
Sioux 20,049 312 1.5 20,361
Story 55,594 1,181 2.1 56,775
Tama 8,695 244 2.7 8,939
Taylor 2,928 59 2.0 2,987
Union 5,790 174 2.9 5,964
Van Buren 3,529 94 2.6 3,623
Wapello 16,703 588 3.4 17,291
Warren 27,495 688 2.4 28,183
Washington 10,918 281 2.5 11,199
Wayne 2,639 64 2.4 2,703
Webster 17,847 567 3.1 18,414
Winnebago 4,719 138 2.8 4,857
Winneshiek 11,540 274 2.3 11,814
Woodbury 52,071 1,561 2.9 53,632
Worth 3,855 118 3.0 3,973
Wright 6,598 201 3.0 6,799