SE Ohio Times

Perry County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 760 people out of the 35,439 living in Perry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Perry County has decreased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 14,888 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,881 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	760	4.9%
Employed	14,888	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,881	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	7	0%