Rome Reporter

Chattooga County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 312 people out of the 24,898 living in Chattooga County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chattooga County has decreased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,316 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,301 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	312	3.2%
Employed	9,316	96.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,301	96.6%
Employed in armed forces	15	0.2%