SW Bluegrass News

Lincoln County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 626 people out of the 24,314 living in Lincoln County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lincoln County has decreased compared to the 7.4% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	626	5.9%
Employed	9,960	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,960	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%