North Iowa Reporter

Kossuth County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 284 people out of the 14,823 living in Kossuth County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Kossuth County has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Kossuth County was nearly equal to 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	284	3.9%
Employed	7,069	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,069	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%