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Madison County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,387 people out of the 68,466 living in Madison County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Madison County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Madison County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 31,518 people who had a job during that time, 149 were employed in the Armed Forces and 31,369 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,387	4.2%
Employed	31,518	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	31,369	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	149	0.5%