Jonesboro Times

Craighead County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,111 people out of the 109,875 living in Craighead County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Craighead County has decreased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 51,274 people who had a job during that time, 90 were employed in the Armed Forces and 51,184 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,111	5.7%
Employed	51,274	94.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	51,184	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	90	0.2%