Macon Reporter

De Witt County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 437 people out of the 15,653 living in De Witt County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in De Witt County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in De Witt County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 7,711 people who had a job during that time, 43 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,668 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	437	5.4%
Employed	7,711	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,668	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	43	0.5%