GTR Times

Oktibbeha County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,804 people out of the 51,339 living in Oktibbeha County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Oktibbeha County has decreased compared to the 8.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Oktibbeha County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8%.

Of the 22,316 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 22,307 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,804	7.5%
Employed	22,316	92.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	22,307	92.5%
Employed in armed forces	9	0%