Unemployment Rate in Palo Alto County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Palo Alto County Compares
National Distribution
Where Palo Alto County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Palo Alto County: 2.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #338 | Lake County, CO | 2.2% |
| #339 | Juab County, UT | 2.2% |
| #340 | Kiowa County, KS | 2.2% |
| #341 | Palo Alto County, IA | 2.2% |
| #342 | Wabasha County, MN | 2.2% |
| #343 | Washington County, IA | 2.2% |
| #344 | Kearny County, KS | 2.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Palo Alto County, Iowa
Palo Alto County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 2.2%, which ranks #341 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 58.4% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Iowa, Palo Alto County ranks #25 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 89th 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.