Shiawassee Times

Shiawassee County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,418 people out of the 68,203 living in Shiawassee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Shiawassee County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 32,014 people who had a job during that time, 73 were employed in the Armed Forces and 31,941 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,418	4.2%
Employed	32,014	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	31,941	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	73	0.2%