West Central Reporter

Greene County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 199 people out of the 12,187 living in Greene County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Greene County has increased compared to the 2.9% registered in 2020.

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

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	199	3.4%
Employed	5,619	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,619	96.6%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%