SW Minnesota Today

Lyon County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 451 people out of the 25,477 living in Lyon County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lyon County has increased compared to the 3.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,921 people who had a job during that time, 1 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,920 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	451	3.4%
Employed	12,921	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,920	96.6%
Employed in armed forces	1	0%