NC South Carolina Times

Chester County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 845 people out of the 32,273 living in Chester County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chester County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 13,458 people who had a job during that time, 83 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,375 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	845	5.9%
Employed	13,458	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,375	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	83	0.6%