Upper Cumberland Times

White County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 664 people out of the 27,134 living in White County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in White County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 10,789 people who had a job during that time, 8 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,781 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	664	5.8%
Employed	10,789	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,781	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	8	0.1%