Sioux City Times

Plymouth County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 319 people out of the 25,543 living in Plymouth County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Plymouth County has increased compared to the 2.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 13,548 people who had a job during that time, 47 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,501 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	319	2.3%
Employed	13,548	97.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,501	97.4%
Employed in armed forces	47	0.3%