Sioux Empire Today

Hanson County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 42 people out of the 3,429 living in Hanson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hanson County has remained fairly stable compared to the 2.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Hanson County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Of the 1,771 people who had a job during that time, 8 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,763 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	42	2.3%
Employed	1,771	97.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,763	97.2%
Employed in armed forces	8	0.4%