Eagle Valley Times

Douglas County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 840 people out of the 49,158 living in Douglas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Douglas County has decreased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 21,609 people who had a job during that time, 64 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,545 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	840	3.7%
Employed	21,609	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,545	96%
Employed in armed forces	64	0.3%