Foothills Review

Cleveland County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,274 people out of the 98,898 living in Cleveland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cleveland County has decreased compared to the 7.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Cleveland County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.2%.

Of the 42,630 people who had a job during that time, 87 were employed in the Armed Forces and 42,543 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,274	7.1%
Employed	42,630	92.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	42,543	92.7%
Employed in armed forces	87	0.2%