Wiregrass Times

Henry County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 370 people out of the 17,165 living in Henry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Henry County has decreased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,127 people who had a job during that time, 22 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,105 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	370	4.9%
Employed	7,127	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,105	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	22	0.3%