North Iowa Reporter

Butler County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 338 people out of the 14,421 living in Butler County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Butler County has increased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,833 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,831 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	338	4.7%
Employed	6,833	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,831	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%