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Boone County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,327 people out of the 53,592 living in Boone County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Boone County has increased compared to the 7.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 26,018 people who had a job during that time, 75 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,943 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,327	8.2%
Employed	26,018	91.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,943	91.5%
Employed in armed forces	75	0.3%