North Nevada News

Lander County recorded an unemployment rate of 10.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 308 people out of the 5,729 living in Lander County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lander County has increased compared to the 9.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lander County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 7.1%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	308	10.8%
Employed	2,540	89.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,540	89.2%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%