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Clay County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 593 people out of the 26,397 living in Clay County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Clay County has increased compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Clay County was nearly equal to the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 11,924 people who had a job during that time, 18 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,906 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	593	4.7%
Employed	11,924	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,906	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	18	0.1%