Muskegon Sun

Muskegon County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 6,069 people out of the 175,633 living in Muskegon County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Muskegon County has increased compared to the 7.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 76,981 people who had a job during that time, 61 were employed in the Armed Forces and 76,920 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	6,069	7.3%
Employed	76,981	92.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	76,920	92.6%
Employed in armed forces	61	0.1%