Key West Reporter

Monroe County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,655 people out of the 82,244 living in Monroe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monroe County has increased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Monroe County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 44,318 people who had a job during that time, 1,336 were employed in the Armed Forces and 42,982 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,655	3.6%
Employed	44,318	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	42,982	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	1,336	2.9%