NW Twin Cities

Meeker County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 281 people out of the 23,268 living in Meeker County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Meeker County has remained fairly stable compared to the 2.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 11,527 people who had a job during that time, 16 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,511 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	281	2.4%
Employed	11,527	97.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,511	97.5%
Employed in armed forces	16	0.1%