Bloomington Leader

Lawrence County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 851 people out of the 45,133 living in Lawrence County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lawrence County has decreased compared to the 4.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lawrence County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 21,115 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,108 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	851	3.9%
Employed	21,115	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,108	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	7	0%