SW Minnesota Today

Martin County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 570 people out of the 20,070 living in Martin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Martin County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,928 people who had a job during that time, 13 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,915 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	570	5.4%
Employed	9,928	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,915	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	13	0.1%