Illinois Valley Times

Grundy County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,293 people out of the 52,364 living in Grundy County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Grundy County has increased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Grundy County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 26,108 people who had a job during that time, 16 were employed in the Armed Forces and 26,092 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,293	4.7%
Employed	26,108	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	26,092	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	16	0.1%