Peoria Standard

Tazewell County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,750 people out of the 131,977 living in Tazewell County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tazewell County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 62,018 people who had a job during that time, 158 were employed in the Armed Forces and 61,860 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,750	4.2%
Employed	62,018	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	61,860	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	158	0.2%