Panhandle Times

Parmer County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 108 people out of the 9,874 living in Parmer County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Parmer County has increased compared to the 1.4% registered in 2020.

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

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	108	2.2%
Employed	4,749	97.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,749	97.8%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%