Lawrence Reporter

Douglas County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,048 people out of the 118,690 living in Douglas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Douglas County has increased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 66,905 people who had a job during that time, 221 were employed in the Armed Forces and 66,684 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,048	4.4%
Employed	66,905	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	66,684	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	221	0.3%