Aiken Times

Edgefield County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 765 people out of the 25,938 living in Edgefield County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Edgefield County has decreased compared to the 7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 10,578 people who had a job during that time, 34 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,544 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	765	6.7%
Employed	10,578	93.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,544	93%
Employed in armed forces	34	0.3%