Hot Springs Times

Saline County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,362 people out of the 122,308 living in Saline County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Saline County has decreased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 59,376 people who had a job during that time, 226 were employed in the Armed Forces and 59,150 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,362	3.8%
Employed	59,376	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	59,150	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	226	0.4%