2.2% of citizens unemployed in Wayne County in 2021

USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

By South Iowa News

Aug 9, 2024

Wayne County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 63 people out of the 6,504 living in Wayne County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wayne County has increased compared to the 1.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Wayne County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.9%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Wayne County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	63	2.2%
Employed	2,860	97.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,860	97.8%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%

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