Rome Reporter

Floyd County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,082 people out of the 98,210 living in Floyd County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Floyd County has decreased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 42,910 people who had a job during that time, 91 were employed in the Armed Forces and 42,819 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,082	4.6%
Employed	42,910	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	42,819	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	91	0.2%