Lafayette Times

Fountain County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 392 people out of the 16,422 living in Fountain County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fountain County has decreased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Fountain County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	392	4.9%
Employed	7,609	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,609	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%