Oxford Reporter

Pontotoc County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 380 people out of the 31,136 living in Pontotoc County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pontotoc County has decreased compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 13,794 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,792 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	380	2.7%
Employed	13,794	97.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,792	97.3%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%