Auburn Times

Macon County recorded an unemployment rate of 10.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 916 people out of the 19,490 living in Macon County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Macon County has increased compared to the 10.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Macon County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.4%.

Of the 7,487 people who had a job during that time, 81 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,406 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	916	10.9%
Employed	7,487	89.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,406	88.1%
Employed in armed forces	81	1%