Mississippi Gulf News

George County recorded an unemployment rate of 11.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,047 people out of the 24,260 living in George County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in George County has decreased compared to the 12.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in George County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8%.

Of the 8,179 people who had a job during that time, 24 were employed in the Armed Forces and 8,155 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,047	11.3%
Employed	8,179	88.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,155	88.4%
Employed in armed forces	24	0.3%