Sandhills Today

Custer County recorded an unemployment rate of 1.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 107 people out of the 10,625 living in Custer County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Custer County has remained fairly stable compared to the 1.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Custer County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	107	1.9%
Employed	5,395	98.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,395	98.1%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%