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Dodge County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 318 people out of the 20,798 living in Dodge County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dodge County has increased compared to the 2.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Dodge County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 11,334 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,319 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	318	2.7%
Employed	11,334	97.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,319	97.1%
Employed in armed forces	15	0.1%