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Sargent County recorded an unemployment rate of 1.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 27 people out of the 3,839 living in Sargent County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sargent County has decreased compared to the 1.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,074 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,067 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	27	1.3%
Employed	2,074	98.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,067	98.4%
Employed in armed forces	7	0.3%