West Central Reporter

Cass County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 427 people out of the 13,058 living in Cass County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cass County has increased compared to the 6.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 5,889 people who had a job during that time, 16 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,873 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	427	6.8%
Employed	5,889	93.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,873	93%
Employed in armed forces	16	0.3%