Wayne County Today

Wayne County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,039 people out of the 116,858 living in Wayne County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wayne County has increased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 55,139 people who had a job during that time, 18 were employed in the Armed Forces and 55,121 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,039	3.6%
Employed	55,139	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	55,121	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	18	0%