Northwoods Reporter

Rusk County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 345 people out of the 14,182 living in Rusk County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Rusk County has increased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,297 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,295 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	345	5.2%
Employed	6,297	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,295	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%