SW Arkansas Times

Clark County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 365 people out of the 21,569 living in Clark County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Clark County has increased compared to the 3.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,611 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,602 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	365	3.7%
Employed	9,611	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,602	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%