Kingsport Reporter

Hawkins County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,016 people out of the 56,803 living in Hawkins County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hawkins County has increased compared to the 7.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 21,817 people who had a job during that time, 25 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,792 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,016	8.5%
Employed	21,817	91.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,792	91.4%
Employed in armed forces	25	0.1%