Sioux Empire Today

McCook County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 85 people out of the 5,676 living in McCook County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in McCook County has increased compared to the 2.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,888 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,882 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	85	2.9%
Employed	2,888	97.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,882	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	6	0.2%