Bloomington Leader

Greene County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 866 people out of the 30,924 living in Greene County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Greene County has increased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Greene County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 13,698 people who had a job during that time, 14 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,684 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	866	5.9%
Employed	13,698	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,684	94%
Employed in armed forces	14	0.1%