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Sherburne County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,455 people out of the 96,295 living in Sherburne County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sherburne County has increased compared to the 2.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 52,755 people who had a job during that time, 178 were employed in the Armed Forces and 52,577 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,455	2.7%
Employed	52,755	97.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	52,577	97%
Employed in armed forces	178	0.3%