Whitewater Times

Jefferson County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,763 people out of the 84,808 living in Jefferson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jefferson County has increased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jefferson County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Of the 46,388 people who had a job during that time, 65 were employed in the Armed Forces and 46,323 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,763	3.7%
Employed	46,388	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	46,323	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	65	0.1%