Tri-City Sun

Gratiot County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 979 people out of the 41,758 living in Gratiot County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Gratiot County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 17,070 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,067 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	979	5.4%
Employed	17,070	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,067	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	3	0%