UP Gazette

Ontonagon County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 142 people out of the 5,891 living in Ontonagon County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ontonagon County has increased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,029 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,023 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	142	6.5%
Employed	2,029	93.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,023	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	6	0.3%