North Country Leader

Hamilton County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 60 people out of the 5,068 living in Hamilton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hamilton County has increased compared to the 2.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,151 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,147 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	60	2.7%
Employed	2,151	97.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,147	97.1%
Employed in armed forces	4	0.2%