Rock Island Today

Mercer County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 321 people out of the 15,779 living in Mercer County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mercer County has increased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,369 people who had a job during that time, 8 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,361 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	321	4.2%
Employed	7,369	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,361	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	8	0.1%