South Alabama Times

Monroe County recorded an unemployment rate of 11.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 875 people out of the 20,115 living in Monroe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monroe County has decreased compared to the 13.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,523 people who had a job during that time, 19 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,504 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	875	11.8%
Employed	6,523	88.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,504	87.9%
Employed in armed forces	19	0.3%