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Rankin County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,532 people out of the 156,052 living in Rankin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Rankin County has decreased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Rankin County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8%.

Of the 77,060 people who had a job during that time, 402 were employed in the Armed Forces and 76,658 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,532	4.4%
Employed	77,060	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	76,658	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	402	0.5%