Kokomo Standard

Howard County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,248 people out of the 83,349 living in Howard County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Howard County has increased compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 37,802 people who had a job during that time, 230 were employed in the Armed Forces and 37,572 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,248	5.6%
Employed	37,802	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	37,572	93.8%
Employed in armed forces	230	0.6%