Youngstown Times

Mahoning County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 8,976 people out of the 229,044 living in Mahoning County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mahoning County has remained fairly stable compared to the 7.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 104,547 people who had a job during that time, 120 were employed in the Armed Forces and 104,427 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	8,976	7.9%
Employed	104,547	92.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	104,427	92%
Employed in armed forces	120	0.1%