Racine Sun

Racine County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,972 people out of the 197,379 living in Racine County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Racine County has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Racine County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Of the 96,935 people who had a job during that time, 83 were employed in the Armed Forces and 96,852 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,972	3.9%
Employed	96,935	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	96,852	96%
Employed in armed forces	83	0.1%