Marion-Morrow Times

Marion County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,640 people out of the 65,515 living in Marion County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Marion County has decreased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 26,546 people who had a job during that time, 37 were employed in the Armed Forces and 26,509 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,640	5.8%
Employed	26,546	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	26,509	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	37	0.1%