Central Iowa Times

Webster County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 554 people out of the 37,114 living in Webster County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Webster County has remained fairly stable compared to the 3.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 17,582 people who had a job during that time, 34 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,548 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	554	3.1%
Employed	17,582	96.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,548	96.8%
Employed in armed forces	34	0.2%