Dent County (Table 3-2)
In 2010 the civilian labor force of Dent County was comprised of 3,851 men and 3,137 women for a total of 6,988 persons in the force, an increase of 23.6 percent from 1980 (chart 3-4). Notably, there was a loss in the labor force between 1980 and 1990 of 2.7 percent which was followed by an increase of 19.5 percent increase between 1990 and 2000. The unemployment rate of the county in 1980 was 6.5 percent which experienced a significant increase to 9.6 percent in 1990
then dropped to an average of 7.1 percent in 2000. The great recession caused a sharp increase in the unemployment rate to 9.7 percent in 2010 with 681 persons considered unemployed. Chart 3-5 provides a graphic depiction of the unemployment rates from 1980 through 2010.
In 2010, 43.6 percent of those counted in the civilian noninstitutional population were not in the civilian labor force. This number is down by 5.3 percent from 1980. Notably, the percentage of males not in the labor force has increased since 1980 by 3.9 percent compared to the number of females not in the labor force decreasing by 13.1 percent during the same period (chart 3-6).
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Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-yr Estimates
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Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-yr Estimates
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Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-yr Estimates
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