Shelby Review

Macomb County recorded an unemployment rate of 6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 27,459 people out of the 879,123 living in Macomb County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Macomb County has increased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 431,845 people who had a job during that time, 645 were employed in the Armed Forces and 431,200 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	27,459	6%
Employed	431,845	94%
Employed in civilian labor force	431,200	93.9%
Employed in armed forces	645	0.1%