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Boone County recorded an unemployment rate of 0.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 27 people out of the 5,413 living in Boone County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Boone County has decreased compared to the 1.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Boone County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Of the 2,821 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,819 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	27	0.9%
Employed	2,821	99.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,819	99%
Employed in armed forces	2	0.1%