Magic Valley Times

Lincoln County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 177 people out of the 5,184 living in Lincoln County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

The percentage of people unemployed in Lincoln County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 2,477 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,470 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	177	6.7%
Employed	2,477	93.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,470	93.1%
Employed in armed forces	7	0.3%