Central Iowa Times

Hamilton County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 285 people out of the 15,073 living in Hamilton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hamilton County has increased compared to the 3.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,209 people who had a job during that time, 41 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,168 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	285	3.8%
Employed	7,209	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,168	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	41	0.5%