Central Iowa Times

Pocahontas County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 199 people out of the 7,091 living in Pocahontas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pocahontas County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 3,387 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,385 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	199	5.5%
Employed	3,387	94.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,385	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	2	0.1%