Athens Reporter

Jackson County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,635 people out of the 73,839 living in Jackson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jackson County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 35,006 people who had a job during that time, 102 were employed in the Armed Forces and 34,904 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,635	4.5%
Employed	35,006	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	34,904	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	102	0.3%