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Grant County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 128 people out of the 6,045 living in Grant County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Grant County has decreased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,936 people who had a job during that time, 1 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,935 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	128	4.2%
Employed	2,936	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,935	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	1	0%