Morristown Times

Claiborne County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 931 people out of the 31,958 living in Claiborne County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Claiborne County has decreased compared to the 7.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 13,102 people who had a job during that time, 29 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,073 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	931	6.6%
Employed	13,102	93.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,073	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	29	0.2%