Athens Reporter

Clarke County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,675 people out of the 128,195 living in Clarke County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Clarke County has decreased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 62,537 people who had a job during that time, 225 were employed in the Armed Forces and 62,312 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,675	5.6%
Employed	62,537	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	62,312	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	225	0.3%