East Kentucky Times

Floyd County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,103 people out of the 36,127 living in Floyd County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Floyd County has decreased compared to the 9.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 11,000 people who had a job during that time, 14 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,986 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,103	9.1%
Employed	11,000	90.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,986	90.8%
Employed in armed forces	14	0.1%