NW Missouri Times

Daviess County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 79 people out of the 8,427 living in Daviess County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Daviess County has decreased compared to the 2.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 3,688 people who had a job during that time, 8 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,680 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	79	2.1%
Employed	3,688	97.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,680	97.7%
Employed in armed forces	8	0.2%