Oxford Reporter

Yalobusha County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 260 people out of the 12,586 living in Yalobusha County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Yalobusha County has decreased compared to the 6.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 5,331 people who had a job during that time, 48 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,283 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	260	4.7%
Employed	5,331	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,283	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	48	0.9%