Ocala Standard

Marion County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 10,092 people out of the 370,372 living in Marion County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Marion County has decreased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 137,384 people who had a job during that time, 167 were employed in the Armed Forces and 137,217 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	10,092	6.8%
Employed	137,384	93.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	137,217	93%
Employed in armed forces	167	0.1%