UP Gazette

Houghton County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 994 people out of the 37,485 living in Houghton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Houghton County has decreased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Houghton County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 16,461 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 16,455 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	994	5.7%
Employed	16,461	94.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	16,455	94.3%
Employed in armed forces	6	0%