SW Iowa Times

Pottawattamie County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,841 people out of the 93,571 living in Pottawattamie County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pottawattamie County has decreased compared to the 4.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Pottawattamie County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.9%.

Of the 46,044 people who had a job during that time, 46 were employed in the Armed Forces and 45,998 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,841	3.8%
Employed	46,044	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	45,998	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	46	0.1%