Benton Times

Benton County recorded an unemployment rate of 3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,207 people out of the 278,774 living in Benton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Benton County has increased compared to the 2.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Benton County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 137,229 people who had a job during that time, 118 were employed in the Armed Forces and 137,111 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,207	3%
Employed	137,229	97%
Employed in civilian labor force	137,111	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	118	0.1%