South Cumberland News

Lincoln County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 817 people out of the 35,042 living in Lincoln County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lincoln County has increased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 15,867 people who had a job during that time, 26 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,841 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	817	4.9%
Employed	15,867	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,841	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	26	0.2%