Manatee Review

Hardee County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 641 people out of the 25,632 living in Hardee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hardee County has decreased compared to the 8.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,060 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,048 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	641	6.6%
Employed	9,060	93.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,048	93.3%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.1%