Elizabethtown Times

Breckinridge County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 662 people out of the 20,345 living in Breckinridge County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Breckinridge County has decreased compared to the 7.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,908 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,899 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	662	7.7%
Employed	7,908	92.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,899	92.2%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%