Upper Cumberland Times

Clay County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 113 people out of the 7,568 living in Clay County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Clay County has decreased compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Clay County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 2,657 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,647 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	113	4.1%
Employed	2,657	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,647	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	10	0.4%