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St. Francois County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,433 people out of the 67,168 living in St. Francois County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in St. Francois County has increased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in St. Francois County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 27,202 people who had a job during that time, 5 were employed in the Armed Forces and 27,197 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,433	5%
Employed	27,202	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	27,197	95%
Employed in armed forces	5	0%