NE Atlanta News

Forsyth County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,774 people out of the 245,754 living in Forsyth County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Forsyth County has increased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 125,818 people who had a job during that time, 142 were employed in the Armed Forces and 125,676 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,774	3.7%
Employed	125,818	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	125,676	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	142	0.1%