NW Iowa News

Dickinson County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 233 people out of the 17,536 living in Dickinson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dickinson County has increased compared to the 1.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,286 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,279 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	233	2.4%
Employed	9,286	97.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,279	97.5%
Employed in armed forces	7	0.1%