SW Arkansas Times

Union County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 713 people out of the 39,262 living in Union County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Union County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Union County was less 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	713	4.4%
Employed	15,572	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,572	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%