SW Arkansas Times

Pike County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 166 people out of the 10,234 living in Pike County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pike County has decreased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 4,370 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,359 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	166	3.7%
Employed	4,370	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,359	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	11	0.2%