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McDuffie County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 513 people out of the 21,727 living in McDuffie County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in McDuffie County has decreased compared to the 6.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in McDuffie County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Of the 9,041 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,039 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	513	5.4%
Employed	9,041	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,039	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%