Oxford Reporter

Lafayette County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 691 people out of the 55,727 living in Lafayette County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lafayette County has decreased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 26,364 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 26,357 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	691	2.6%
Employed	26,364	97.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	26,357	97.4%
Employed in armed forces	7	0%