Peoria Standard

Stark County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 91 people out of the 5,436 living in Stark County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Stark County has increased compared to the 3.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Stark County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 2,438 people who had a job during that time, 5 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,433 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	91	3.6%
Employed	2,438	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,433	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	5	0.2%