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Lauderdale County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,666 people out of the 93,342 living in Lauderdale County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lauderdale County has decreased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 42,077 people who had a job during that time, 96 were employed in the Armed Forces and 41,981 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,666	3.8%
Employed	42,077	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	41,981	96%
Employed in armed forces	96	0.2%