Unemployment Rate in Pottawattamie County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,200/3,222 · #71 in IA
63th
Pottawattamie 3.8%
IA 3.6% +6.5%
US 5.3% -28.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Pottawattamie County's unemployment rate of 3.8% 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 Pottawattamie County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,197 | Grand Traverse County, MI | 3.8% |
| #1,198 | Clark County, AR | 3.8% |
| #1,199 | Jackson County, OH | 3.8% |
| #1,200 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 3.8% |
| #1,201 | Tazewell County, VA | 3.8% |
| #1,202 | Salt Lake County, UT | 3.8% |
| #1,203 | Mason County, WV | 3.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Pottawattamie County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,200 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #71 of 99. This places it in the 63th 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.