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Payne County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,685 people out of the 81,817 living in Payne County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Payne County has increased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Payne County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 37,299 people who had a job during that time, 146 were employed in the Armed Forces and 37,153 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,685	4.3%
Employed	37,299	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	37,153	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	146	0.4%