Limestone County had unemployment rate of 4.3% in 2021

USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

By East Central Texas News

Jun 7, 2024

Limestone County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 383 people out of the 22,252 living in Limestone County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Limestone County has decreased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Limestone County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	383	4.3%
Employed	8,471	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,471	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%

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