Western ND News

Burke County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 27 people out of the 2,177 living in Burke County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Burke County has increased compared to the 2.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Burke County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.1%.

Of the 1,072 people who had a job during that time, 1 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,071 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	27	2.5%
Employed	1,072	97.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,071	97.5%
Employed in armed forces	1	0.1%