North Iowa Reporter

Worth County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 147 people out of the 7,450 living in Worth County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Worth County has increased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	147	3.6%
Employed	3,930	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,930	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%