West Central Reporter

McDonough County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,215 people out of the 27,743 living in McDonough County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in McDonough County has decreased compared to the 9.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,974 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,959 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,215	8.6%
Employed	12,974	91.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,959	91.3%
Employed in armed forces	15	0.1%