East Kentucky Times

Wolfe County recorded an unemployment rate of 26.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 469 people out of the 6,666 living in Wolfe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wolfe County has increased compared to the 25.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 1,285 people who had a job during that time, 14 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,271 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	469	26.7%
Employed	1,285	73.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,271	72.5%
Employed in armed forces	14	0.8%