Panama City Reporter

Franklin County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 458 people out of the 12,232 living in Franklin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Franklin County has increased compared to the 7.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Franklin County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	458	9.5%
Employed	4,354	90.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,354	90.5%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%