Indicator: Employment rates ages 16-64
According to Healthy People 2030, “People who work are more likely to have positive health outcomes, but many people in the United States have trouble finding and keeping a job. Employment programs that provide career counseling, jobs, and educational opportunities to low-income and underemployed populations may help more people find and keep paid work.”
The charts below present employment rates in Summit County Ohio belonging to different populations. The employment rates shown are the percentage people employed in the labor force aged 16-64. The labor force is those working or actively looking for work. The disparities seen in the charts highlight the need to reduce systemic inequality in educational opportunities.
Employment by race/ethnicity
The chart below reports the percentage of the labor force employed by race/ethnicity since 2018.
Employment trends by gender
The chart below reports the percentage of the labor force employed by gender since 2018.
Size of labor force included in data
The chart below reports the n size for the labor force in Summit County.
