Upper Cumberland Times

Smith County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 432 people out of the 19,820 living in Smith County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Smith County has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Smith County was less 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	432	4.5%
Employed	9,149	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,149	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%