Unemployment Rates, 2021: Appalachian Kentucky
 Civilian Labor Force, 2021Persons Employed, 2021Persons Unemployed, 2021Unemployment Rate, 2021Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021
United States161,204,000152,581,0008,623,0005.3%100.0%
Appalachian Region12,035,55111,468,696566,8554.7%88.0%
Kentucky2,036,9421,941,73795,2054.7%87.4%
Appalachian Kentucky428,805404,93823,8675.6%104.1%
County
Adair7,2676,9063615.0%92.9%
Bath4,6324,3652675.8%107.8%
Bell8,2257,7564695.7%106.6%
Boyd17,28416,2081,0766.2%116.4%
Breathitt3,2612,9792828.6%161.7%
Carter9,6958,9407557.8%145.6%
Casey6,7666,4862804.1%77.4%
Clark17,05416,3047504.4%82.2%
Clay5,1874,8353526.8%126.9%
Clinton3,9603,7841764.4%83.1%
Cumberland3,3073,1911163.5%65.6%
Edmonson4,6554,4182375.1%95.2%
Elliott1,8921,7341588.4%156.1%
Estill5,1374,8712665.2%96.8%
Fleming6,0495,7502994.9%92.4%
Floyd10,79710,0337647.1%132.3%
Garrard7,6297,2893404.5%83.3%
Green5,1774,9841933.7%69.7%
Greenup13,02012,1308906.8%127.8%
Harlan6,4665,9085588.6%161.3%
Hart7,6457,3073384.4%82.7%
Jackson4,0973,8402576.3%117.3%
Johnson6,6596,1704897.3%137.3%
Knott4,2753,9663097.2%135.1%
Knox10,0499,4276226.2%115.7%
Laurel25,25024,1111,1394.5%84.3%
Lawrence5,3404,9983426.4%119.7%
Lee2,0091,8961135.6%105.2%
Leslie2,5342,3282068.1%152.0%
Letcher6,0385,5794597.6%142.1%
Lewis4,7034,3443597.6%142.7%
Lincoln9,2788,7595195.6%104.6%
Madison46,66444,7421,9224.1%77.0%
Magoffin3,2422,83640612.5%234.1%
Martin2,3502,1322189.3%173.4%
McCreary4,8864,6062805.7%107.1%
Menifee2,3092,1501596.9%128.7%
Metcalfe3,9803,7642165.4%101.5%
Monroe4,6374,4521854.0%74.6%
Montgomery11,54310,9286155.3%99.6%
Morgan4,3264,0772495.8%107.6%
Nicholas3,3143,1711434.3%80.7%
Owsley1,054980747.0%131.3%
Perry7,9947,4915036.3%117.6%
Pike19,10517,8911,2146.4%118.8%
Powell5,1354,8882474.8%89.9%
Pulaski25,97124,6921,2794.9%92.1%
Robertson801767344.2%79.4%
Rockcastle6,4576,1373205.0%92.6%
Rowan9,9439,4175265.3%98.9%
Russell6,1185,7853335.4%101.8%
Wayne7,4107,0353755.1%94.6%
Whitley14,00713,3096985.0%93.2%
Wolfe2,2222,0921305.9%109.4%