Unemployment Rate in Des Moines County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Des Moines County Compares
National Distribution
Where Des Moines County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Des Moines County: 3.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #724 | Highland County, OH | 3.1% |
| #725 | Douglas County, WI | 3.1% |
| #726 | Washington County, CO | 3.1% |
| #727 | Des Moines County, IA | 3.1% |
| #728 | Grant County, WI | 3.1% |
| #729 | Gilpin County, CO | 3.1% |
| #730 | Bowman County, ND | 3.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Des Moines County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, which ranks #727 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 41.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Iowa, Des Moines County ranks #47 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 77th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.