Smoky Mountain Today

Sevier County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,121 people out of the 98,088 living in Sevier County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sevier County has decreased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 45,941 people who had a job during that time, 65 were employed in the Armed Forces and 45,876 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,121	4.4%
Employed	45,941	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	45,876	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	65	0.1%