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The Rural Capital Area has had a strong economic recovery since the pandemic. In fact, by April 2022, unemployment reached pre-pandemic levels of 2.8% and, as of April 2025, it has risen only slightly to 3.2%. Amid the pandemic, the monthly unemployment rate in the Area peaked at 10.7%, nearly 4 points lower than the national rate. Throughout the last five years, the region has seen unemployment rates largely similar to the U.S. although slightly lower.
As of 2024, the Rural Capital Area reached a total employment level of over 400,000. The sector with the largest share of employment is Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (88,362 workers), which comprises 21.9% of the regional total. Second largest is Government with 14.4%, and the third largest is Leisure and Hospitality at 13.3% of regional employment. The sectors with the lowest employment are Information (1.1%) and Natural Resources and Mining (1.1%).
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