Merced Times

Merced County recorded an unemployment rate of 11.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 13,492 people out of the 279,150 living in Merced County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Merced County has increased compared to the 10.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Merced County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.5%.

Of the 108,409 people who had a job during that time, 215 were employed in the Armed Forces and 108,194 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	13,492	11.1%
Employed	108,409	88.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	108,194	88.8%
Employed in armed forces	215	0.2%