South Georgia Times

Cook County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 416 people out of the 17,188 living in Cook County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cook County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,622 people who had a job during that time, 193 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,429 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	416	5.2%
Employed	7,622	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,429	92.4%
Employed in armed forces	193	2.4%