East Central Alabama News

Coosa County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 143 people out of the 10,442 living in Coosa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Coosa County has increased compared to the 2.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 4,166 people who had a job during that time, 38 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,128 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	143	3.3%
Employed	4,166	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,128	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	38	0.9%