North Idaho Times

Nez Perce County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 679 people out of the 41,820 living in Nez Perce County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Nez Perce County has decreased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 20,117 people who had a job during that time, 156 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,961 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	679	3.3%
Employed	20,117	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,961	96%
Employed in armed forces	156	0.8%