River Region Times

Lowndes County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 357 people out of the 10,334 living in Lowndes County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lowndes County has decreased compared to the 10.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lowndes County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.4%.

Of the 3,666 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,657 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	357	8.9%
Employed	3,666	91.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,657	90.9%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.2%