East Panhandle Times

Morgan County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 579 people out of the 17,144 living in Morgan County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Morgan County has increased compared to the 6.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Morgan County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Of the 7,417 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,413 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	579	7.2%
Employed	7,417	92.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,413	92.7%
Employed in armed forces	4	0.1%