Wiregrass Times

Barbour County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 808 people out of the 25,259 living in Barbour County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Barbour County has increased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Barbour County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.4%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	808	8.6%
Employed	8,561	91.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,561	91.4%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%