Amarillo Gazette

Potter County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,858 people out of the 119,043 living in Potter County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Potter County has increased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 50,143 people who had a job during that time, 142 were employed in the Armed Forces and 50,001 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,858	3.6%
Employed	50,143	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	50,001	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	142	0.3%