5.4% of Story County residents considered unemployed in 2021

USCB Chief Financial Officer James T. Christy | United States Census Bureau

By Ames Today

May 30, 2024

Story County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,934 people out of the 98,106 living in Story County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Story County has decreased compared to the 5.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 51,433 people who had a job during that time, 102 were employed in the Armed Forces and 51,331 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Story County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,934	5.4%
Employed	51,433	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	51,331	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	102	0.2%

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City of Story• City of Maxwell• City of Gilbert• City of Roland• City of Nevada• City of Kelley• City of Zearing• City of Colo• City of Slater• City of Cambridge• City of Ames• City of Huxley• City Of Collins• City Of McCallsburg

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