Elizabethtown Times

Hardin County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,367 people out of the 110,134 living in Hardin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hardin County has decreased compared to the 6.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 51,013 people who had a job during that time, 3,666 were employed in the Armed Forces and 47,347 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,367	6.2%
Employed	51,013	93.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	47,347	87.1%
Employed in armed forces	3,666	6.7%