North Panhandle Times

Ohio County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,093 people out of the 42,443 living in Ohio County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ohio County has decreased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Ohio County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Of the 19,076 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,061 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,093	5.4%
Employed	19,076	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,061	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	15	0.1%