East Wichita Times

Butler County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,094 people out of the 67,404 living in Butler County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Butler County has decreased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 31,239 people who had a job during that time, 381 were employed in the Armed Forces and 30,858 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,094	3.4%
Employed	31,239	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	30,858	95.4%
Employed in armed forces	381	1.2%