Butler County Today

Butler County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 10,145 people out of the 387,830 living in Butler County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Butler County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 186,905 people who had a job during that time, 240 were employed in the Armed Forces and 186,665 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	10,145	5.1%
Employed	186,905	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	186,665	94.7%
Employed in armed forces	240	0.1%