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Objective. Psychopathy is linked to income and years of employment. Unemployment, then, is a risk for both the individual and the society and can complicate the integration of psychopaths to the society. Yet, research on the relationship of psychopathy and unemployment is scarce. Psychopathy is thought to be divided into subtypes called prototype and successful psychopaths. The latter are traditionally viewed as more intelligent than prototype psychopaths. The aim of this study was to examine the predictive power of psychopathy to unemployment separately in legal and illegal work contexts. The moderating effect of intelligence was also explored. Methods. The data of the current study was employed from the Pathways to Desistance study. The data consisted of juvenile offenders collected from 2000 to 2010 in Phoenix and Philadelphia, in the United States (n=1083). The participants were 14 to 19 in the beginning of the study. Psychopathic traits were assessed with PCL:YV and intelligence with WASI at the seventh year follow-up. The relationship between psychopathy was assessed with binary logistic regression analysis. Results and discussion. Psychopathic traits and lower intelligence predicted the risk of unemployment in the legal work context. In the under-the-table context, psychopathy increased the risk of unemployment only among those with lower intelligence. The risk for unemployment among psychopathic individuals can be explained by their personality, psychopathology and the continuance of antisociality. The findings indicate that psychopathy has a consistent negative impact on employment and give partial support for the protective ability of intelligence but do not support the concept of successful psychopathy. The reforming impact of work and job opportunities might be different for psychopathic individuals. Therefore, further research is needed to develop effective solutions to political decision-making and enhanced integration practices.