Elizabethtown Times

Larue County recorded an unemployment rate of 3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 206 people out of the 14,768 living in Larue County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Larue County has increased compared to the 2.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,776 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,772 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	206	3%
Employed	6,776	97%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,772	97%
Employed in armed forces	4	0.1%