Charleston Leader

Boone County recorded an unemployment rate of 13.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,047 people out of the 22,059 living in Boone County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Boone County has increased compared to the 12.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Boone County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Of the 6,570 people who had a job during that time, 72 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,498 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,047	13.7%
Employed	6,570	86.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,498	85.3%
Employed in armed forces	72	0.9%