East Idaho Times

Jefferson County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 503 people out of the 30,427 living in Jefferson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jefferson County has increased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jefferson County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	503	3.5%
Employed	13,785	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,785	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%