3.3% of citizens unemployed in Lyon County in 2021

USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

By EC Kansas News

Jun 14, 2024

Lyon County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 598 people out of the 32,318 living in Lyon County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lyon County has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 17,314 people who had a job during that time, 77 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,237 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Lyon County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	598	3.3%
Employed	17,314	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,237	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	77	0.4%

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