North Panhandle Times

Brooke County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 507 people out of the 22,603 living in Brooke County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Brooke County has increased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Brooke County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Of the 9,919 people who had a job during that time, 55 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,864 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	507	4.9%
Employed	9,919	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,864	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	55	0.5%