West Twin Cities

McLeod County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 662 people out of the 36,662 living in McLeod County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in McLeod County has increased compared to the 2.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 19,207 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,198 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	662	3.3%
Employed	19,207	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,198	96.6%
Employed in armed forces	9	0%