NW Missouri Times

Buchanan County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,012 people out of the 85,545 living in Buchanan County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Buchanan County has decreased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Buchanan County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 39,662 people who had a job during that time, 211 were employed in the Armed Forces and 39,451 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,012	4.8%
Employed	39,662	95.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	39,451	94.7%
Employed in armed forces	211	0.5%