Kokomo Standard

Cass County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 827 people out of the 37,918 living in Cass County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cass County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Cass County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 17,814 people who had a job during that time, 31 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,783 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	827	4.4%
Employed	17,814	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,783	95.4%
Employed in armed forces	31	0.2%