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Jackson County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 923 people out of the 45,948 living in Jackson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jackson County has increased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jackson County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	923	4.1%
Employed	21,443	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,443	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%