Longview Times

Gregg County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,182 people out of the 123,744 living in Gregg County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Gregg County has decreased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 56,373 people who had a job during that time, 41 were employed in the Armed Forces and 56,332 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,182	3.7%
Employed	56,373	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	56,332	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	41	0.1%