Southern Indiana Today

Spencer County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 336 people out of the 19,949 living in Spencer County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Spencer County has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,754 people who had a job during that time, 22 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,732 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	336	3.3%
Employed	9,754	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,732	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	22	0.2%