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Bay County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,765 people out of the 104,050 living in Bay County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bay County has decreased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 47,999 people who had a job during that time, 42 were employed in the Armed Forces and 47,957 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,765	5.4%
Employed	47,999	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	47,957	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	42	0.1%