Southern Indiana Today

Perry County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 314 people out of the 19,151 living in Perry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Perry County has increased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

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

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	314	3.6%
Employed	8,337	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,337	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%