4.3% of Jim Wells County residents considered unemployed in 2021

USCB Associate Director for Communications Ditas M. Katague | United States Census Bureau

By Corpus Christi Sun

May 30, 2024

Jim Wells County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 706 people out of the 39,203 living in Jim Wells County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jim Wells County has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jim Wells 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 in Jim Wells County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	706	4.3%
Employed	15,535	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,535	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%

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