Ohio Valley Times

Jackson County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 377 people out of the 28,011 living in Jackson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jackson County has increased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jackson County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	377	3.6%
Employed	10,238	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,238	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%