DeKalb Times

DeKalb County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,111 people out of the 100,922 living in DeKalb County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in DeKalb County has increased compared to the 6.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in DeKalb County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 51,862 people who had a job during that time, 50 were employed in the Armed Forces and 51,812 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,111	7.3%
Employed	51,862	92.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	51,812	92.6%
Employed in armed forces	50	0.1%