Licking Today

Licking County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,155 people out of the 177,454 living in Licking County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Licking County has decreased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 85,539 people who had a job during that time, 169 were employed in the Armed Forces and 85,370 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,155	3.6%
Employed	85,539	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	85,370	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	169	0.2%