Knox Times

Knox County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 10,110 people out of the 475,286 living in Knox County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Knox County has decreased compared to the 4.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 238,513 people who had a job during that time, 505 were employed in the Armed Forces and 238,008 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	10,110	4.1%
Employed	238,513	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	238,008	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	505	0.2%