Northwoods Reporter

Ashland County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 445 people out of the 16,002 living in Ashland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ashland County has decreased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,693 people who had a job during that time, 1 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,692 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	445	5.5%
Employed	7,693	94.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,692	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	1	0%