UP Gazette

Marquette County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,898 people out of the 66,380 living in Marquette County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Marquette County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 30,625 people who had a job during that time, 108 were employed in the Armed Forces and 30,517 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,898	5.8%
Employed	30,625	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	30,517	93.8%
Employed in armed forces	108	0.3%