Longview Times

Panola County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 276 people out of the 22,583 living in Panola County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Panola County has decreased compared to the 2.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,588 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,578 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	276	2.8%
Employed	9,588	97.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,578	97.1%
Employed in armed forces	10	0.1%