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Winnebago County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 11,185 people out of the 285,471 living in Winnebago County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Winnebago County has increased compared to the 7.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Winnebago County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 131,298 people who had a job during that time, 51 were employed in the Armed Forces and 131,247 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	11,185	7.9%
Employed	131,298	92.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	131,247	92.1%
Employed in armed forces	51	0%