South Alabama Times

Clarke County recorded an unemployment rate of 12.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,107 people out of the 23,346 living in Clarke County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Clarke County has increased compared to the 11.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,954 people who had a job during that time, 13 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,941 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,107	12.2%
Employed	7,954	87.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,941	87.6%
Employed in armed forces	13	0.1%