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Barnes County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 200 people out of the 10,869 living in Barnes County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

The percentage of people unemployed in Barnes County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.1%.

Of the 5,673 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,667 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	200	3.4%
Employed	5,673	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,667	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	6	0.1%