Bloomington Leader

Monroe County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,733 people out of the 140,189 living in Monroe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monroe County has remained fairly stable compared to the 6.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 69,543 people who had a job during that time, 74 were employed in the Armed Forces and 69,469 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,733	6.4%
Employed	69,543	93.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	69,469	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	74	0.1%