Columbia Standard

Fairfield County recorded an unemployment rate of 6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 582 people out of the 21,186 living in Fairfield County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fairfield County has increased compared to the 5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,165 people who had a job during that time, 34 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,131 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	582	6%
Employed	9,165	94%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,131	93.7%
Employed in armed forces	34	0.3%