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Indian River County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,984 people out of the 158,002 living in Indian River County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Indian River County has decreased compared to the 6.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Indian River County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 63,157 people who had a job during that time, 531 were employed in the Armed Forces and 62,626 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,984	5.9%
Employed	63,157	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	62,626	93.3%
Employed in armed forces	531	0.8%