Cedar Rapids Today

Washington County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 313 people out of the 22,525 living in Washington County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Washington County has decreased compared to the 2.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 11,826 people who had a job during that time, 19 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,807 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	313	2.6%
Employed	11,826	97.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,807	97.3%
Employed in armed forces	19	0.2%