Tri-City Sun

Arenac County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 495 people out of the 15,009 living in Arenac County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Arenac County has increased compared to the 6.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Arenac County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 5,951 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,945 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	495	7.7%
Employed	5,951	92.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,945	92.2%
Employed in armed forces	6	0.1%