East Louisville News

Shelby County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 916 people out of the 47,523 living in Shelby County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Shelby County has decreased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 23,937 people who had a job during that time, 78 were employed in the Armed Forces and 23,859 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	916	3.7%
Employed	23,937	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	23,859	96%
Employed in armed forces	78	0.3%