Jonesboro Times

Poinsett County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 417 people out of the 23,212 living in Poinsett County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Poinsett County has decreased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,449 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,442 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	417	4.2%
Employed	9,449	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,442	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	7	0.1%