Mid Coast Times

Benton County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,137 people out of the 94,667 living in Benton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Benton County has increased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Benton County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Of the 46,512 people who had a job during that time, 46 were employed in the Armed Forces and 46,466 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,137	6.3%
Employed	46,512	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	46,466	93.6%
Employed in armed forces	46	0.1%