Kentuckiana Times

Floyd County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,698 people out of the 79,594 living in Floyd County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Floyd County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Floyd County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 39,473 people who had a job during that time, 95 were employed in the Armed Forces and 39,378 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,698	4.1%
Employed	39,473	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	39,378	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	95	0.2%