Forest Country News

Polk County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,897 people out of the 49,372 living in Polk County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Polk County has increased compared to the 9.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Polk County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 18,160 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,158 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,897	9.5%
Employed	18,160	90.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,158	90.5%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%