NW Missouri Times

Gentry County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 106 people out of the 6,231 living in Gentry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Gentry County has increased compared to the 2.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,695 people who had a job during that time, 8 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,687 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	106	3.8%
Employed	2,695	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,687	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	8	0.3%