East Kentucky Times

Breathitt County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 455 people out of the 13,652 living in Breathitt County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Breathitt County has increased compared to the 9.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Breathitt County was greater 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	455	9.4%
Employed	4,387	90.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,387	90.6%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%