South Alabama Times

Butler County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 530 people out of the 19,181 living in Butler County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Butler County has remained fairly stable compared to the 6.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,570 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,567 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	530	6.5%
Employed	7,570	93.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,567	93.4%
Employed in armed forces	3	0%