Holland Reporter

Ottawa County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 6,134 people out of the 293,713 living in Ottawa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ottawa County has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Ottawa County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 152,757 people who had a job during that time, 136 were employed in the Armed Forces and 152,621 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	6,134	3.9%
Employed	152,757	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	152,621	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	136	0.1%