Kokomo Standard

Tipton County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 264 people out of the 15,290 living in Tipton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tipton County has decreased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,639 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,627 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	264	3.3%
Employed	7,639	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,627	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.2%