East Central Alabama News

Tallapoosa County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,750 people out of the 41,284 living in Tallapoosa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tallapoosa County has decreased compared to the 11% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 15,880 people who had a job during that time, 41 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,839 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,750	9.9%
Employed	15,880	90.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,839	89.8%
Employed in armed forces	41	0.2%