Cherokee County had unemployment rate of 1.4% in 2021

USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

By SE Kansas News

Jun 7, 2024

Cherokee County recorded an unemployment rate of 1.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 123 people out of the 19,507 living in Cherokee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cherokee County has decreased compared to the 2.3% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Cherokee County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	123	1.4%
Employed	8,737	98.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,737	98.6%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

City of West Mineral• City of Roseland• City of Weir• Riverton• Lowell• City of Baxter Springs• City of Scammon• City of Columbus• City Of Galena• Treece

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.

Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.

Donate

SE Kansas News