Will County Gazette

Will County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 19,454 people out of the 696,403 living in Will County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Will County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 356,465 people who had a job during that time, 238 were employed in the Armed Forces and 356,227 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	19,454	5.2%
Employed	356,465	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	356,227	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	238	0.1%