SW Arkansas Times

Dallas County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 218 people out of the 6,645 living in Dallas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dallas County has increased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,454 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,452 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	218	8.2%
Employed	2,454	91.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,452	91.8%
Employed in armed forces	2	0.1%