Fargo Standard

Richland County recorded an unemployment rate of 3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 260 people out of the 16,546 living in Richland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Richland County has remained fairly stable compared to the 3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 8,421 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 8,412 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	260	3%
Employed	8,421	97%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,412	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%