Decatur Times

Morgan County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,662 people out of the 122,608 living in Morgan County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Morgan County has decreased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 53,744 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 53,733 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,662	4.7%
Employed	53,744	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	53,733	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	11	0%