Fort Smith Times

Yell County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 343 people out of the 20,489 living in Yell County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Yell County has remained fairly stable compared to the 3.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,145 people who had a job during that time, 25 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,120 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	343	3.6%
Employed	9,145	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,120	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	25	0.3%