Battle Creek Times

Calhoun County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,489 people out of the 134,207 living in Calhoun County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Calhoun County has increased compared to the 6.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 59,902 people who had a job during that time, 108 were employed in the Armed Forces and 59,794 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,489	7%
Employed	59,902	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	59,794	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	108	0.2%