NC Georgia News

Troup County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,584 people out of the 69,483 living in Troup County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Troup County has decreased compared to the 5.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 30,764 people who had a job during that time, 155 were employed in the Armed Forces and 30,609 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,584	4.9%
Employed	30,764	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	30,609	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	155	0.5%