South West Illinois News

Monroe County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 463 people out of the 34,732 living in Monroe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monroe County has remained fairly stable compared to the 2.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,679 people who had a job during that time, 47 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,632 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	463	2.4%
Employed	18,679	97.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,632	97.3%
Employed in armed forces	47	0.2%