South Central Reporter

Marion County recorded an unemployment rate of 9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,613 people out of the 37,781 living in Marion County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Marion County has increased compared to the 8.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Marion County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 16,347 people who had a job during that time, 26 were employed in the Armed Forces and 16,321 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,613	9%
Employed	16,347	91%
Employed in civilian labor force	16,321	90.9%
Employed in armed forces	26	0.1%