Lafayette Times

Tippecanoe County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,743 people out of the 185,961 living in Tippecanoe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tippecanoe County has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 92,562 people who had a job during that time, 153 were employed in the Armed Forces and 92,409 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,743	3.9%
Employed	92,562	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	92,409	96%
Employed in armed forces	153	0.2%