East Central Reporter

Lawrence County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 408 people out of the 15,465 living in Lawrence County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lawrence County has increased compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lawrence County was greater 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	408	6.4%
Employed	5,998	93.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,998	93.6%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%