SW Minnesota Today

Nobles County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 313 people out of the 22,223 living in Nobles County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Nobles County has increased compared to the 2.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 10,723 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,721 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	313	2.8%
Employed	10,723	97.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,721	97.1%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%