SE Kentucky News

Whitley County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 938 people out of the 36,578 living in Whitley County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Whitley County has remained fairly stable compared to the 6.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 13,311 people who had a job during that time, 22 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,289 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	938	6.6%
Employed	13,311	93.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,289	93.3%
Employed in armed forces	22	0.2%