South Central Reporter

Bond County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 274 people out of the 16,804 living in Bond County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bond County has increased compared to the 2.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Bond County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 6,998 people who had a job during that time, 31 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,967 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	274	3.8%
Employed	6,998	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,967	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	31	0.4%