SW Wisconsin News

Lafayette County recorded an unemployment rate of 2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 175 people out of the 16,662 living in Lafayette County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lafayette County has increased compared to the 1.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lafayette County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Of the 8,402 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 8,400 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	175	2%
Employed	8,402	98%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,400	97.9%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%