Upper Cumberland Times

Pickett County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 88 people out of the 5,021 living in Pickett County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pickett County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 1,703 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,700 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	88	4.9%
Employed	1,703	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,700	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	3	0.2%