Sioux Empire Today

Miner County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 26 people out of the 2,293 living in Miner County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Miner County has increased compared to the 1.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 1,119 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,116 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	26	2.3%
Employed	1,119	97.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,116	97.5%
Employed in armed forces	3	0.3%