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Itawamba County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 307 people out of the 23,863 living in Itawamba County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Itawamba County has increased compared to the 1.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 10,561 people who had a job during that time, 54 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,507 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	307	2.8%
Employed	10,561	97.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,507	96.7%
Employed in armed forces	54	0.5%