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Traverse County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 71 people out of the 3,362 living in Traverse County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Traverse County has decreased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 1,639 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,637 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	71	4.2%
Employed	1,639	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,637	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	2	0.1%