SW Bluegrass News

Boyle County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 852 people out of the 30,469 living in Boyle County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Boyle County has increased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,925 people who had a job during that time, 29 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,896 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	852	6.2%
Employed	12,925	93.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,896	93.6%
Employed in armed forces	29	0.2%