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Winnebago County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,382 people out of the 171,304 living in Winnebago County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Winnebago County has decreased compared to the 3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 90,183 people who had a job during that time, 101 were employed in the Armed Forces and 90,082 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,382	2.6%
Employed	90,183	97.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	90,082	97.3%
Employed in armed forces	101	0.1%