Macon Times

Monroe County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 541 people out of the 27,825 living in Monroe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monroe County has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,621 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,614 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	541	4.1%
Employed	12,621	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,614	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	7	0.1%