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Blue Earth County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,359 people out of the 68,575 living in Blue Earth County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Blue Earth County has decreased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Blue Earth County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 38,853 people who had a job during that time, 43 were employed in the Armed Forces and 38,810 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,359	3.4%
Employed	38,853	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	38,810	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	43	0.1%