as of September, 2021:
| County | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | Labor Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 4,107 | 94 | 2.2 | 4,201 |
| Adams | 1,917 | 47 | 2.4 | 1,964 |
| Allamakee | 6,776 | 193 | 2.8 | 6,969 |
| Appanoose | 5,629 | 172 | 3.0 | 5,801 |
| Audubon | 2,897 | 63 | 2.1 | 2,960 |
| Benton | 12,287 | 395 | 3.1 | 12,682 |
| Black Hawk | 64,333 | 2,105 | 3.2 | 66,438 |
| Boone | 14,065 | 352 | 2.4 | 14,417 |
| Bremer | 13,123 | 300 | 2.2 | 13,423 |
| Buchanan | 10,695 | 265 | 2.4 | 10,960 |
| Buena Vista | 11,334 | 250 | 2.2 | 11,584 |
| Butler | 7,449 | 196 | 2.6 | 7,645 |
| Calhoun | 3,967 | 108 | 2.7 | 4,075 |
| Carroll | 10,185 | 227 | 2.2 | 10,412 |
| Cass | 6,533 | 153 | 2.3 | 6,686 |
| Cedar | 9,912 | 239 | 2.4 | 10,151 |
| Cerro Gordo | 22,146 | 657 | 2.9 | 22,803 |
| Cherokee | 5,970 | 138 | 2.3 | 6,108 |
| Chickasaw | 6,086 | 159 | 2.5 | 6,245 |
| Clarke | 4,604 | 133 | 2.8 | 4,737 |
| Clay | 7,906 | 207 | 2.6 | 8,113 |
| Clayton | 9,238 | 274 | 2.9 | 9,512 |
| Clinton | 20,482 | 817 | 3.8 | 21,299 |
| Crawford | 7,349 | 259 | 3.4 | 7,608 |
| Dallas | 49,651 | 1,002 | 2.0 | 50,653 |
| Davis | 3,942 | 92 | 2.3 | 4,034 |
| Decatur | 4,313 | 92 | 2.1 | 4,405 |
| Delaware | 10,019 | 209 | 2.0 | 10,228 |
| Des Moines | 17,318 | 959 | 5.2 | 18,277 |
| Dickinson | 9,639 | 250 | 2.5 | 9,889 |
| Dubuque | 53,227 | 1,575 | 2.9 | 54,802 |
| Emmet | 4,722 | 131 | 2.7 | 4,853 |
| Fayette | 9,901 | 302 | 3.0 | 10,203 |
| Floyd | 7,765 | 224 | 2.8 | 7,989 |
| Franklin | 5,365 | 137 | 2.5 | 5,502 |
| Fremont | 3,570 | 79 | 2.2 | 3,649 |
| Greene | 5,149 | 129 | 2.4 | 5,278 |
| Grundy | 6,027 | 152 | 2.5 | 6,179 |
| Guthrie | 5,280 | 163 | 3.0 | 5,443 |
| Hamilton | 6,451 | 203 | 3.1 | 6,654 |
| Hancock | 5,435 | 155 | 2.8 | 5,590 |
| Hardin | 7,359 | 208 | 2.7 | 7,567 |
| Harrison | 6,877 | 185 | 2.6 | 7,062 |
| Henry | 9,481 | 300 | 3.1 | 9,781 |
| Howard | 4,806 | 104 | 2.1 | 4,910 |
| Humboldt | 4,787 | 114 | 2.3 | 4,901 |
| Ida | 3,763 | 74 | 1.9 | 3,837 |
| Iowa | 9,558 | 260 | 2.6 | 9,818 |
| Jackson | 10,116 | 333 | 3.2 | 10,449 |
| Jasper | 18,488 | 569 | 3.0 | 19,057 |
| Jefferson | 9,256 | 286 | 3.0 | 9,542 |
| Johnson | 79,765 | 2,181 | 2.7 | 81,946 |
| Jones | 9,661 | 283 | 2.8 | 9,944 |
| Keokuk | 4,787 | 159 | 3.2 | 4,946 |
| Kossuth | 7,675 | 172 | 2.2 | 7,847 |
| Lee | 14,516 | 653 | 4.3 | 15,169 |
| Linn | 112,244 | 4,239 | 3.6 | 116,483 |
| Louisa | 5,696 | 160 | 2.7 | 5,856 |
| Lucas | 4,543 | 93 | 2.0 | 4,636 |
| Lyon | 6,687 | 99 | 1.5 | 6,786 |
| Madison | 8,169 | 244 | 2.9 | 8,413 |
| Mahaska | 11,407 | 300 | 2.6 | 11,707 |
| Marion | 18,076 | 375 | 2.0 | 18,451 |
| Marshall | 16,123 | 651 | 3.9 | 16,774 |
| Mills | 6,994 | 172 | 2.4 | 7,166 |
| Mitchell | 5,955 | 115 | 1.9 | 6,070 |
| Monona | 4,109 | 123 | 2.9 | 4,232 |
| Monroe | 3,777 | 104 | 2.7 | 3,881 |
| Montgomery | 4,595 | 144 | 3.0 | 4,739 |
| Muscatine | 19,685 | 671 | 3.3 | 20,356 |
| O'Brien | 7,695 | 160 | 2.0 | 7,855 |
| Osceola | 3,353 | 56 | 1.6 | 3,409 |
| Page | 5,901 | 175 | 2.9 | 6,076 |
| Palo Alto | 4,245 | 94 | 2.2 | 4,339 |
| Plymouth | 13,798 | 291 | 2.1 | 14,089 |
| Pocahontas | 4,238 | 86 | 2.0 | 4,324 |
| Polk | 260,136 | 8,240 | 3.1 | 268,376 |
| Pottawattamie | 45,853 | 1,329 | 2.8 | 47,182 |
| Poweshiek | 9,860 | 326 | 3.2 | 10,186 |
| Ringgold | 2,307 | 53 | 2.2 | 2,360 |
| Sac | 4,959 | 107 | 2.1 | 5,066 |
| Scott | 82,433 | 3,359 | 3.9 | 85,792 |
| Shelby | 5,985 | 126 | 2.1 | 6,111 |
| Sioux | 20,049 | 312 | 1.5 | 20,361 |
| Story | 55,594 | 1,181 | 2.1 | 56,775 |
| Tama | 8,695 | 244 | 2.7 | 8,939 |
| Taylor | 2,928 | 59 | 2.0 | 2,987 |
| Union | 5,790 | 174 | 2.9 | 5,964 |
| Van Buren | 3,529 | 94 | 2.6 | 3,623 |
| Wapello | 16,703 | 588 | 3.4 | 17,291 |
| Warren | 27,495 | 688 | 2.4 | 28,183 |
| Washington | 10,918 | 281 | 2.5 | 11,199 |
| Wayne | 2,639 | 64 | 2.4 | 2,703 |
| Webster | 17,847 | 567 | 3.1 | 18,414 |
| Winnebago | 4,719 | 138 | 2.8 | 4,857 |
| Winneshiek | 11,540 | 274 | 2.3 | 11,814 |
| Woodbury | 52,071 | 1,561 | 2.9 | 53,632 |
| Worth | 3,855 | 118 | 3.0 | 3,973 |
| Wright | 6,598 | 201 | 3.0 | 6,799 |