Springfield Standard

Polk County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 491 people out of the 31,541 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 2.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Polk County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 14,018 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,007 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	491	3.4%
Employed	14,018	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,007	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	11	0.1%