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Dickson County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,197 people out of the 54,000 living in Dickson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dickson County has increased compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 25,249 people who had a job during that time, 24 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,225 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,197	4.5%
Employed	25,249	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,225	95.4%
Employed in armed forces	24	0.1%