Bowling Green Today

Butler County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 288 people out of the 12,413 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 7.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Butler County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	288	5.5%
Employed	4,933	94.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,933	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%