SW Georgia News

Early County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 365 people out of the 10,813 living in Early County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Early County has increased compared to the 8.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Early County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Of the 4,070 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,068 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	365	8.2%
Employed	4,070	91.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,068	91.7%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%