Wiregrass Times

Coffee County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,158 people out of the 53,043 living in Coffee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Coffee County has decreased compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 23,092 people who had a job during that time, 1,500 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,592 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,158	4.8%
Employed	23,092	95.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,592	89%
Employed in armed forces	1,500	6.2%