Savannah Standard

Chatham County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 10,724 people out of the 294,815 living in Chatham County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chatham County has decreased compared to the 7.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 144,350 people who had a job during that time, 3,574 were employed in the Armed Forces and 140,776 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	10,724	6.9%
Employed	144,350	93.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	140,776	90.8%
Employed in armed forces	3,574	2.3%