Lowe Delta News

Drew County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 191 people out of the 17,511 living in Drew County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Drew County has decreased compared to the 2.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Drew County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 7,406 people who had a job during that time, 20 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,386 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	191	2.5%
Employed	7,406	97.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,386	97.2%
Employed in armed forces	20	0.3%