SW Iowa Times

Fremont County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 77 people out of the 6,702 living in Fremont County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fremont County has decreased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 3,142 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,130 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	77	2.4%
Employed	3,142	97.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,130	97.2%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.4%