Hopkinsville Times

Trigg County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 293 people out of the 14,067 living in Trigg County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Trigg County has decreased compared to the 7.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 5,727 people who had a job during that time, 39 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,688 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	293	4.9%
Employed	5,727	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,688	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	39	0.6%