NW Iowa News

O'Brien County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 186 people out of the 14,139 living in O'Brien County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in O'Brien County has increased compared to the 1.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,152 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,150 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	186	2.5%
Employed	7,152	97.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,150	97.4%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%