Kingsport Reporter

Johnson County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 294 people out of the 17,912 living in Johnson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Johnson County has increased compared to the 3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,090 people who had a job during that time, 19 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,071 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	294	4.6%
Employed	6,090	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,071	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	19	0.3%