Ft Wayne Times

Allen County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 9,790 people out of the 381,839 living in Allen County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Allen County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 187,512 people who had a job during that time, 219 were employed in the Armed Forces and 187,293 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	9,790	5%
Employed	187,512	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	187,293	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	219	0.1%