Johnson City Times

Unicoi County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 430 people out of the 17,891 living in Unicoi County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Unicoi County has decreased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

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

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	430	5.2%
Employed	7,825	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,825	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%