Pine Belt Times

Forrest County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,661 people out of the 77,743 living in Forrest County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Forrest County has decreased compared to the 7.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Forrest County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8%.

Of the 35,513 people who had a job during that time, 174 were employed in the Armed Forces and 35,339 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,661	7%
Employed	35,513	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	35,339	92.6%
Employed in armed forces	174	0.5%