Chippewa Valley Times

Eau Claire County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,125 people out of the 105,206 living in Eau Claire County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Eau Claire County has decreased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 57,391 people who had a job during that time, 29 were employed in the Armed Forces and 57,362 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,125	3.6%
Employed	57,391	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	57,362	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	29	0%