East Central Reporter

Effingham County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 476 people out of the 34,576 living in Effingham County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Effingham County has remained fairly stable compared to the 2.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Effingham County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 17,646 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,642 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	476	2.6%
Employed	17,646	97.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,642	97.4%
Employed in armed forces	4	0%