Sangamon Sun

Menard County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 324 people out of the 12,343 living in Menard County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Menard County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,044 people who had a job during that time, 27 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,017 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	324	5.1%
Employed	6,044	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,017	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	27	0.4%