Rock Island Today

Henry County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,065 people out of the 49,412 living in Henry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Henry County has increased compared to the 4.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Henry County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 23,422 people who had a job during that time, 37 were employed in the Armed Forces and 23,385 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,065	4.3%
Employed	23,422	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	23,385	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	37	0.2%