Upper Cumberland Times

Fentress County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 558 people out of the 18,385 living in Fentress County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fentress County has increased compared to the 6.3% registered in 2020.

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

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	558	7.3%
Employed	7,037	92.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,037	92.7%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%