South Ohio News

Highland County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,022 people out of the 43,162 living in Highland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Highland County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,797 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,795 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,022	5.2%
Employed	18,797	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,795	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%