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Jenkins County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 143 people out of the 8,693 living in Jenkins County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jenkins County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jenkins County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	143	4.1%
Employed	3,372	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,372	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%