Unemployment Rate in Des Moines County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.1%
Rank #727/3,222 · #47 in IA
77th
Des Moines 3.1%
IA 3.6% -13.3%
US 5.3% -41.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Des Moines 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 Des Moines County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #724 | Highland County, OH | 3.1% |
| #725 | Douglas County, WI | 3.1% |
| #726 | Washington County, CO | 3.1% |
| #727 | Des Moines County, IA | 3.1% |
| #728 | Grant County, WI | 3.1% |
| #729 | Gilpin County, CO | 3.1% |
| #730 | Bowman County, ND | 3.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Des Moines County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, ranking #727 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #47 of 99. This places it in the 77th 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.