Sioux Empire Today

Moody County recorded an unemployment rate of 1.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 60 people out of the 6,335 living in Moody County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Moody County has decreased compared to the 2.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 3,197 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,191 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	60	1.8%
Employed	3,197	98.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,191	98%
Employed in armed forces	6	0.2%