Little Apple Times

Geary County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 653 people out of the 36,514 living in Geary County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Geary County has increased compared to the 3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 17,765 people who had a job during that time, 4,373 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,392 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	653	3.5%
Employed	17,765	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,392	72.7%
Employed in armed forces	4,373	23.7%