NE Nebraska News

Dakota County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 230 people out of the 21,284 living in Dakota County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dakota County has decreased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Dakota County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Of the 10,679 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,673 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	230	2.1%
Employed	10,679	97.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,673	97.8%
Employed in armed forces	6	0.1%