Johnson City Times

Greene County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,636 people out of the 69,926 living in Greene County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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

Of the 28,919 people who had a job during that time, 14 were employed in the Armed Forces and 28,905 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,636	5.4%
Employed	28,919	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	28,905	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	14	0%