Central Oregon Times

Sherman County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 20 people out of the 1,784 living in Sherman County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sherman County has increased compared to the 1.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Sherman County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Of the 773 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 770 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	20	2.5%
Employed	773	97.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	770	97.1%
Employed in armed forces	3	0.4%