Central Ohio Today

Champaign County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,130 people out of the 38,678 living in Champaign County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Champaign County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,130	5.8%
Employed	18,422	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,422	94.2%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%