Macon Reporter

Moultrie County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 266 people out of the 14,634 living in Moultrie County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Moultrie County has increased compared to the 3.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,821 people who had a job during that time, 33 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,788 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	266	3.8%
Employed	6,821	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,788	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	33	0.5%