South Georgia Times

Berrien County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 476 people out of the 18,195 living in Berrien County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Berrien County has increased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,238 people who had a job during that time, 85 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,153 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	476	6.2%
Employed	7,238	93.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,153	92.7%
Employed in armed forces	85	1.1%