Spartanburg Reporter

Cherokee County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,778 people out of the 56,204 living in Cherokee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cherokee County has increased compared to the 6.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 23,793 people who had a job during that time, 79 were employed in the Armed Forces and 23,714 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,778	7%
Employed	23,793	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	23,714	92.7%
Employed in armed forces	79	0.3%