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Rice County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,812 people out of the 66,795 living in Rice County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Rice County has increased compared to the 5.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Rice County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 33,099 people who had a job during that time, 47 were employed in the Armed Forces and 33,052 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,812	5.2%
Employed	33,099	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	33,052	94.7%
Employed in armed forces	47	0.1%