Kokomo Standard

Huntington County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 496 people out of the 36,572 living in Huntington County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Huntington County has increased compared to the 2.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,437 people who had a job during that time, 24 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,413 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	496	2.6%
Employed	18,437	97.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,413	97.3%
Employed in armed forces	24	0.1%