SW Arkansas Times

Grant County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 272 people out of the 17,912 living in Grant County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Grant County has increased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,666 people who had a job during that time, 24 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,642 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	272	3.4%
Employed	7,666	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,642	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	24	0.3%