Athens Reporter

Oglethorpe County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 311 people out of the 14,779 living in Oglethorpe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Oglethorpe County has decreased compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,179 people who had a job during that time, 33 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,146 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	311	4.2%
Employed	7,179	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,146	95.4%
Employed in armed forces	33	0.4%