Lima Reporter

Van Wert County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 714 people out of the 28,808 living in Van Wert County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Van Wert County has decreased compared to the 5.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Van Wert County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	714	4.9%
Employed	13,961	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,961	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%