Unemployment Rate in Pottawattamie County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.8% −28.2% vs nat'l
Rank #1,200 of 3,222
63th percentile

How Pottawattamie County Compares

Pottawattamie County
3.8%
Iowa Average
3.8%
Rank #71 of 99 in state
National
5.3%
28.2% below

National Distribution

Where Pottawattamie County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Pottawattamie County: 3.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,197 Grand Traverse County, MI 3.8%
#1,198 Clark County, AR 3.8%
#1,199 Jackson County, OH 3.8%
#1,200 Pottawattamie County, IA 3.8%
#1,201 Tazewell County, VA 3.8%
#1,202 Salt Lake County, UT 3.8%
#1,203 Mason County, WV 3.8%
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Unemployment Rate in Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Pottawattamie County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, which ranks #1,200 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.2% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Iowa, Pottawattamie County ranks #71 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 63th 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.