Southern Indiana Today

Dubois County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 496 people out of the 43,474 living in Dubois County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dubois County has remained fairly stable compared to the 2.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Dubois County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 22,512 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 22,502 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	496	2.2%
Employed	22,512	97.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	22,502	97.8%
Employed in armed forces	10	0%