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Ottawa County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 121 people out of the 5,778 living in Ottawa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ottawa County has increased compared to the 2.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Ottawa County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 2,809 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,807 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	121	4.1%
Employed	2,809	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,807	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	2	0.1%