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Collier County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 6,956 people out of the 372,797 living in Collier County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Collier County has decreased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 159,549 people who had a job during that time, 133 were employed in the Armed Forces and 159,416 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	6,956	4.2%
Employed	159,549	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	159,416	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	133	0.1%