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Union County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 145 people out of the 16,141 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 3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 4,195 people who had a job during that time, 27 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,168 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	145	3.3%
Employed	4,195	96.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,168	96%
Employed in armed forces	27	0.6%