Athens Reporter

Barrow County recorded an unemployment rate of 4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,664 people out of the 82,138 living in Barrow County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Barrow County has decreased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Barrow County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Of the 40,224 people who had a job during that time, 35 were employed in the Armed Forces and 40,189 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,664	4%
Employed	40,224	96%
Employed in civilian labor force	40,189	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	35	0.1%