West Pennyroyal News

Simpson County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 360 people out of the 19,324 living in Simpson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Simpson County has decreased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Simpson County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	360	4.1%
Employed	8,360	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,360	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%