SE Texas Times

Orange County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,162 people out of the 85,045 living in Orange County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Orange County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 38,109 people who had a job during that time, 29 were employed in the Armed Forces and 38,080 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,162	5.4%
Employed	38,109	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	38,080	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	29	0.1%