Hinds Today

Hinds County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 9,608 people out of the 230,772 living in Hinds County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hinds County has decreased compared to the 9.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 101,577 people who had a job during that time, 354 were employed in the Armed Forces and 101,223 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	9,608	8.6%
Employed	101,577	91.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	101,223	91%
Employed in armed forces	354	0.3%