Tri Cities Reporter

Benton County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,808 people out of the 204,551 living in Benton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Benton County has decreased compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Benton County was nearly equal to the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 91,893 people who had a job during that time, 227 were employed in the Armed Forces and 91,666 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,808	5%
Employed	91,893	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	91,666	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	227	0.2%