Huntsville Leader

Limestone County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,172 people out of the 101,217 living in Limestone County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Limestone County has decreased compared to the 5.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 45,938 people who had a job during that time, 49 were employed in the Armed Forces and 45,889 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,172	4.5%
Employed	45,938	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	45,889	95.4%
Employed in armed forces	49	0.1%