West Central Reporter

Morgan County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 975 people out of the 33,189 living in Morgan County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Morgan County has increased compared to the 5.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 14,615 people who had a job during that time, 38 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,577 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	975	6.3%
Employed	14,615	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,577	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	38	0.2%