SW Arkansas Times

Polk County recorded an unemployment rate of 10.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 862 people out of the 19,476 living in Polk County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Polk County has decreased compared to the 10.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,473 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,466 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	862	10.3%
Employed	7,473	89.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,466	89.6%
Employed in armed forces	7	0.1%