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| County ID | Area Name | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19000 | Iowa | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 19001 | Adair County | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 19003 | Adams County | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 19005 | Allamakee County | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 19007 | Appanoose County | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| 19009 | Audubon County | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 19011 | Benton County | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 19013 | Black Hawk County | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 19015 | Boone County | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| 19017 | Bremer County | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 19019 | Buchanan County | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 19021 | Buena Vista County | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 19023 | Butler County | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 19025 | Calhoun County | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 19027 | Carroll County | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 19029 | Cass County | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 19031 | Cedar County | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 19033 | Cerro Gordo County | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 19035 | Cherokee County | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 19037 | Chickasaw County | 4.0 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 19039 | Clarke County | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 19041 | Clay County | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 19043 | Clayton County | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 19045 | Clinton County | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| 19047 | Crawford County | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 19049 | Dallas County | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| 19051 | Davis County | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 19053 | Decatur County | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 19055 | Delaware County | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 19057 | Des Moines County | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 19059 | Dickinson County | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| 19061 | Dubuque County | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 19063 | Emmet County | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 19065 | Fayette County | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 19067 | Floyd County | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 19069 | Franklin County | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| 19071 | Fremont County | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 19073 | Greene County | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| 19075 | Grundy County | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 19077 | Guthrie County | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 19079 | Hamilton County | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 19081 | Hancock County | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 19083 | Hardin County | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 19085 | Harrison County | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 19087 | Henry County | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 19089 | Howard County | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 19091 | Humboldt County | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 19093 | Ida County | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 19095 | Iowa County | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 19097 | Jackson County | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 19099 | Jasper County | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.4 |
| 19101 | Jefferson County | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 19103 | Johnson County | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 19105 | Jones County | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| 19107 | Keokuk County | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 19109 | Kossuth County | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 19111 | Lee County | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 19113 | Linn County | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 19115 | Louisa County | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 19117 | Lucas County | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 19119 | Lyon County | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 19121 | Madison County | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 19123 | Mahaska County | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 19125 | Marion County | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 19127 | Marshall County | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 19129 | Mills County | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 19131 | Mitchell County | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 19133 | Monona County | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 19135 | Monroe County | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 19137 | Montgomery County | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| 19139 | Muscatine County | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 19141 | O'Brien County | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 19143 | Osceola County | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 19145 | Page County | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| 19147 | Palo Alto County | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 19149 | Plymouth County | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 19151 | Pocahontas County | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 19153 | Polk County | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 19155 | Pottawattamie County | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 19157 | Poweshiek County | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| 19159 | Ringgold County | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 19161 | Sac County | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 19163 | Scott County | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 19165 | Shelby County | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 19167 | Sioux County | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 19169 | Story County | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 19171 | Tama County | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 19173 | Taylor County | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| 19175 | Union County | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 19177 | Van Buren County | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 19179 | Wapello County | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 19181 | Warren County | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 19183 | Washington County | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 19185 | Wayne County | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 19187 | Webster County | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| 19189 | Winnebago County | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 19191 | Winneshiek County | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 19193 | Woodbury County | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| 19195 | Worth County | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 19197 | Wright County | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Date: February, 2008
Notes:
- The unemployment rates shown here indicate the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the total resident labor force.
- Unemployed persons are those aged 16 years and older who are not employed, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work. Unemployment does not include those persons who have become discouraged and dropped out of the labor force.
- The labor force includes civilian, non-institutionalized persons aged 16 and older who are employed or who are unemployed but actively seeking work.
