South Central Reporter

Fayette County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 378 people out of the 21,514 living in Fayette County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fayette County has decreased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	378	4.2%
Employed	8,546	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,546	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%