Athens Reporter

Oconee County recorded an unemployment rate of 3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 622 people out of the 41,006 living in Oconee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Oconee County has increased compared to the 2.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 19,891 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,884 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	622	3%
Employed	19,891	97%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,884	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	7	0%