Galesburg Reporter

Warren County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 706 people out of the 16,887 living in Warren County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Warren County has decreased compared to the 8.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,719 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,709 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	706	8.4%
Employed	7,719	91.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,709	91.5%
Employed in armed forces	10	0.1%