Unemployment Rate in Butler County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.1%
Rank #759/3,222 · #49 in IA
76th
Butler 3.1%
IA 3.6% -12.3%
US 5.3% -40.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Butler County's unemployment rate of 3.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Butler County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #756 | La Crosse County, WI | 3.1% |
| #757 | Appling County, GA | 3.1% |
| #758 | Campbell County, SD | 3.1% |
| #759 | Butler County, IA | 3.1% |
| #760 | Boone County, KY | 3.1% |
| #761 | Colbert County, AL | 3.1% |
| #762 | Hancock County, OH | 3.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Butler County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, ranking #759 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #49 of 99. This places it in the 76th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.