West Twin Cities

Carver County recorded an unemployment rate of 3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,815 people out of the 105,694 living in Carver County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Carver County has increased compared to the 2.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 57,956 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 57,941 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,815	3%
Employed	57,956	97%
Employed in civilian labor force	57,941	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	15	0%