Macon Times

Lamar County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 690 people out of the 18,482 living in Lamar County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lamar County has increased compared to the 8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,582 people who had a job during that time, 50 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,532 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	690	8.3%
Employed	7,582	91.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,532	91.1%
Employed in armed forces	50	0.6%