3.4% of citizens unemployed in Yellow Medicine County in 2021

USCB Associate Director for Communications Ditas M. Katague | United States Census Bureau

By SW Minnesota Today

Aug 9, 2024

Yellow Medicine County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 168 people out of the 9,616 living in Yellow Medicine County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Yellow Medicine County has increased compared to the 1.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 4,709 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,707 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Yellow Medicine County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	168	3.4%
Employed	4,709	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,707	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%

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