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Chippewa County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 344 people out of the 12,509 living in Chippewa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chippewa County has increased compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,074 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,072 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	344	5.4%
Employed	6,074	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,072	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%