Wiregrass Times

Houston County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,492 people out of the 106,355 living in Houston County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Houston County has decreased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 45,378 people who had a job during that time, 259 were employed in the Armed Forces and 45,119 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,492	5.2%
Employed	45,378	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	45,119	94.3%
Employed in armed forces	259	0.5%