South Georgia Times

Irwin County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 340 people out of the 9,615 living in Irwin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Irwin County has decreased compared to the 12% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	340	7.7%
Employed	4,094	92.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,094	92.3%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%