NW Kentucky News

Daviess County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,074 people out of the 102,488 living in Daviess County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Daviess County has decreased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 47,153 people who had a job during that time, 39 were employed in the Armed Forces and 47,114 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,074	4.2%
Employed	47,153	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	47,114	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	39	0.1%