North Indy News

Montgomery County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 794 people out of the 37,967 living in Montgomery County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Montgomery County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Montgomery County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 18,586 people who had a job during that time, 22 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,564 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	794	4.1%
Employed	18,586	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,564	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	22	0.1%