SW Minnesota Today

Cottonwood County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 239 people out of the 11,484 living in Cottonwood County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cottonwood County has decreased compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	239	4.2%
Employed	5,464	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,464	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%