Clay County Times

Clay County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,052 people out of the 216,308 living in Clay County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Clay County has decreased compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 102,535 people who had a job during that time, 2,112 were employed in the Armed Forces and 100,423 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,052	4.7%
Employed	102,535	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	100,423	93.3%
Employed in armed forces	2,112	2%