Fort Smith Times

Pope County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,686 people out of the 63,234 living in Pope County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pope County has increased compared to the 5.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 26,953 people who had a job during that time, 50 were employed in the Armed Forces and 26,903 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,686	5.9%
Employed	26,953	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	26,903	93.9%
Employed in armed forces	50	0.2%