Northwoods Reporter

Douglas County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 898 people out of the 44,034 living in Douglas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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

Of the 22,008 people who had a job during that time, 32 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,976 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	898	3.9%
Employed	22,008	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,976	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	32	0.1%