Upper Cumberland Times

Overton County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 346 people out of the 22,364 living in Overton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Overton County has decreased compared to the 3.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,484 people who had a job during that time, 1 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,483 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	346	3.5%
Employed	9,484	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,483	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	1	0%