NW Missouri Times

Holt County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 68 people out of the 4,295 living in Holt County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Holt County has increased compared to the 2.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 1,983 people who had a job during that time, 23 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,960 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	68	3.3%
Employed	1,983	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,960	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	23	1.1%