NE Wisconsin News

Marinette County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 859 people out of the 41,720 living in Marinette County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Marinette County has decreased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Marinette County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Of the 19,279 people who had a job during that time, 14 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,265 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	859	4.3%
Employed	19,279	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,265	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	14	0.1%