Elkhart Times

Elkhart County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,533 people out of the 206,314 living in Elkhart County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Elkhart County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Elkhart County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 98,117 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 98,102 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,533	4.4%
Employed	98,117	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	98,102	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	15	0%