South Alabama Times

Crenshaw County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 259 people out of the 13,300 living in Crenshaw County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Crenshaw County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 5,279 people who had a job during that time, 54 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,225 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	259	4.7%
Employed	5,279	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,225	94.3%
Employed in armed forces	54	1%