Central Georgia News

Wilkinson County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 272 people out of the 8,931 living in Wilkinson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wilkinson County has increased compared to the 7.5% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	272	8.2%
Employed	3,061	91.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,061	91.8%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%