SW Georgia News

Grady County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 305 people out of the 26,076 living in Grady County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Grady County has decreased compared to the 3.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 11,149 people who had a job during that time, 18 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,131 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	305	2.7%
Employed	11,149	97.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,131	97.2%
Employed in armed forces	18	0.2%