Unemployment Rate in Mahaska County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.5%
Rank #987/3,222 · #62 in IA
69th
Mahaska 3.5%
IA 3.6% -1.9%
US 5.3% -33.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Mahaska County's unemployment rate of 3.5% 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 Mahaska County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #984 | Broadwater County, MT | 3.5% |
| #985 | Dawson County, GA | 3.5% |
| #986 | Tom Green County, TX | 3.5% |
| #987 | Mahaska County, IA | 3.5% |
| #988 | Harrison County, IN | 3.5% |
| #989 | Forsyth County, GA | 3.5% |
| #990 | Lee County, AL | 3.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Mahaska County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, ranking #987 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #62 of 99. This places it in the 69th 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.