Wiregrass Times

Dale County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,558 people out of the 49,443 living in Dale County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dale County has decreased compared to the 7.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 20,166 people who had a job during that time, 2,659 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,507 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,558	7.2%
Employed	20,166	92.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,507	80.6%
Employed in armed forces	2,659	12.2%