SW Minnesota Today

Pipestone County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 138 people out of the 9,370 living in Pipestone County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pipestone County has decreased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 4,365 people who had a job during that time, 1 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,364 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	138	3.1%
Employed	4,365	96.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,364	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	1	0%