SW Iowa Times

Mills County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 244 people out of the 14,658 living in Mills County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mills County has decreased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,287 people who had a job during that time, 144 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,143 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	244	3.2%
Employed	7,287	96.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,143	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	144	1.9%