Macon Times

Bibb County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,427 people out of the 156,711 living in Bibb County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bibb County has increased compared to the 7.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 64,958 people who had a job during that time, 276 were employed in the Armed Forces and 64,682 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,427	7.7%
Employed	64,958	92.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	64,682	91.9%
Employed in armed forces	276	0.4%