Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,162 people out of the 53,676 living in Jackson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jackson County has decreased compared to the 8.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jackson County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 23,102 people who had a job during that time, 38 were employed in the Armed Forces and 23,064 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,162	8.6%
Employed	23,102	91.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	23,064	91.3%
Employed in armed forces	38	0.2%