Jackson Purchase News

McCracken County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,190 people out of the 67,394 living in McCracken County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in McCracken County has increased compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 29,467 people who had a job during that time, 36 were employed in the Armed Forces and 29,431 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,190	3.9%
Employed	29,467	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	29,431	96%
Employed in armed forces	36	0.1%