Tri-City Sun

Saginaw County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,880 people out of the 190,540 living in Saginaw County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Saginaw County has increased compared to the 6.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 81,752 people who had a job during that time, 97 were employed in the Armed Forces and 81,655 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,880	6.7%
Employed	81,752	93.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	81,655	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	97	0.1%