South Central Reporter

Christian County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 836 people out of the 34,038 living in Christian County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Christian County has increased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Christian County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 14,528 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,519 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	836	5.4%
Employed	14,528	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,519	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%