Springs Times

Lincoln County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 48 people out of the 5,630 living in Lincoln County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lincoln County has decreased compared to the 2.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lincoln County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.6%.

Of the 1,815 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,803 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	48	2.6%
Employed	1,815	97.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,803	96.8%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.6%