Pine Belt Times

Lamar County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,233 people out of the 63,610 living in Lamar County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lamar County has decreased compared to the 9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 29,626 people who had a job during that time, 561 were employed in the Armed Forces and 29,065 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,233	7%
Employed	29,626	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	29,065	91.2%
Employed in armed forces	561	1.8%