Tri-City Sun

Midland County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,987 people out of the 83,467 living in Midland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Midland County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 37,991 people who had a job during that time, 85 were employed in the Armed Forces and 37,906 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,987	5%
Employed	37,991	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	37,906	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	85	0.2%