Peoria Standard

Woodford County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 671 people out of the 38,571 living in Woodford County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Woodford County has decreased compared to the 3.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,639 people who had a job during that time, 38 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,601 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	671	3.5%
Employed	18,639	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,601	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	38	0.2%