Panhandle Times

Wheeler County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 97 people out of the 5,091 living in Wheeler County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wheeler County has decreased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 2,432 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,428 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	97	3.8%
Employed	2,432	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,428	96%
Employed in armed forces	4	0.2%