Monroe Review

Monroe County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,992 people out of the 154,068 living in Monroe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monroe County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 71,446 people who had a job during that time, 150 were employed in the Armed Forces and 71,296 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,992	5.3%
Employed	71,446	94.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	71,296	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	150	0.2%