NC South Carolina Times

Chesterfield County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,635 people out of the 43,655 living in Chesterfield County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chesterfield County has decreased compared to the 9.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,264 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,252 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,635	8.2%
Employed	18,264	91.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,252	91.7%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.1%