North Iowa Reporter

Cerro Gordo County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 783 people out of the 43,185 living in Cerro Gordo County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cerro Gordo County has increased compared to the 3.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 22,475 people who had a job during that time, 13 were employed in the Armed Forces and 22,462 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	783	3.4%
Employed	22,475	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	22,462	96.6%
Employed in armed forces	13	0.1%