Nortex Times

Wilbarger County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 548 people out of the 12,887 living in Wilbarger County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wilbarger County has increased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 5,787 people who had a job during that time, 23 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,764 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	548	8.7%
Employed	5,787	91.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,764	91%
Employed in armed forces	23	0.4%