Waco Reporter

Bosque County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 313 people out of the 18,275 living in Bosque County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bosque County has decreased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,869 people who had a job during that time, 19 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,850 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	313	3.8%
Employed	7,869	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,850	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	19	0.2%