SW Minnesota Today

Lac qui Parle County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 77 people out of the 6,753 living in Lac qui Parle County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lac qui Parle County has decreased compared to the 2.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lac qui Parle County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 3,188 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,179 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	77	2.4%
Employed	3,188	97.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,179	97.4%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.3%