Macon Times

Jones County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 686 people out of the 28,297 living in Jones County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jones County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,684 people who had a job during that time, 48 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,636 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	686	5.1%
Employed	12,684	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,636	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	48	0.4%