Clarksville Times

Montgomery County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,653 people out of the 216,172 living in Montgomery County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Montgomery County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 103,665 people who had a job during that time, 11,845 were employed in the Armed Forces and 91,820 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,653	5.2%
Employed	103,665	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	91,820	84%
Employed in armed forces	11,845	10.8%