Dorchester Today

Dorchester County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,364 people out of the 160,180 living in Dorchester County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dorchester County has decreased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 76,856 people who had a job during that time, 1,183 were employed in the Armed Forces and 75,673 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,364	5.4%
Employed	76,856	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	75,673	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	1,183	1.5%