Northwoods Reporter

Bayfield County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 297 people out of the 16,031 living in Bayfield County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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

Of the 7,295 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,292 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	297	3.9%
Employed	7,295	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,292	96%
Employed in armed forces	3	0%