Dakota Times

Dakota County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 9,775 people out of the 435,863 living in Dakota County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dakota County has increased compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Dakota County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 238,132 people who had a job during that time, 485 were employed in the Armed Forces and 237,647 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	9,775	3.9%
Employed	238,132	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	237,647	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	485	0.2%