Hilton Head Reporter

Beaufort County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,113 people out of the 186,007 living in Beaufort County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Beaufort County has decreased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 82,947 people who had a job during that time, 5,790 were employed in the Armed Forces and 77,157 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,113	3.6%
Employed	82,947	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	77,157	89.7%
Employed in armed forces	5,790	6.7%