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Scott County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 863 people out of the 28,062 living in Scott County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Scott County has decreased compared to the 7.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Scott County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	863	7.1%
Employed	11,262	92.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,262	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%