Cedar Rapids Today

Jones County recorded an unemployment rate of 4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 414 people out of the 20,680 living in Jones County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jones County has decreased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,978 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,969 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	414	4%
Employed	9,978	96%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,969	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%