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Muskingum County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,831 people out of the 86,346 living in Muskingum County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Muskingum County has decreased compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 39,222 people who had a job during that time, 31 were employed in the Armed Forces and 39,191 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,831	4.5%
Employed	39,222	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	39,191	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	31	0.1%