South Georgia Times

Lowndes County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,903 people out of the 117,437 living in Lowndes County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lowndes County has decreased compared to the 5.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 52,060 people who had a job during that time, 3,195 were employed in the Armed Forces and 48,865 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,903	5.3%
Employed	52,060	94.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	48,865	88.9%
Employed in armed forces	3,195	5.8%