Mississippi Gulf News

Hancock County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,708 people out of the 45,911 living in Hancock County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hancock County has increased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 20,081 people who had a job during that time, 332 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,749 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,708	7.8%
Employed	20,081	92.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,749	90.6%
Employed in armed forces	332	1.5%