Spartanburg Reporter

Union County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,076 people out of the 27,306 living in Union County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Union County has increased compared to the 7.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 11,093 people who had a job during that time, 44 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,049 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,076	8.8%
Employed	11,093	91.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,049	90.8%
Employed in armed forces	44	0.4%