Sandhills Today

Hooker County recorded an unemployment rate of 1.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 6 people out of the 714 living in Hooker County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hooker County has decreased compared to the 2.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Hooker County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	6	1.8%
Employed	320	98.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	320	98.2%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%