NC South Carolina Times

Lancaster County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,115 people out of the 94,653 living in Lancaster County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lancaster County has decreased compared to the 6.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 41,649 people who had a job during that time, 245 were employed in the Armed Forces and 41,404 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,115	4.8%
Employed	41,649	95.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	41,404	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	245	0.6%