SW Arkansas Times

Montgomery County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 298 people out of the 8,525 living in Montgomery County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Montgomery County has increased compared to the 7.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Montgomery 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	298	8.7%
Employed	3,119	91.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,119	91.3%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%