Little Apple Times

Pottawatomie County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 253 people out of the 25,082 living in Pottawatomie County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pottawatomie County has decreased compared to the 2.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,014 people who had a job during that time, 145 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,869 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	253	2.1%
Employed	12,014	97.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,869	96.8%
Employed in armed forces	145	1.2%