County Posts Record Job Numbers, Drop in Jobless Rate

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

Anderson County set a new local employment record in July, 89,322 residents being employed in July 2021.  The previous high was 88,841 in June of 2019. 

“We are finally getting back to where we might have been had the pandemic not struck our nation”, said Council Chair Tommy Dunn. “I can assure everyone that County Council will do all in its power to build upon and sustain this momentum, because people are still hurting out there”. 

The county’s July unemployment rate was 4 percent, a drop from 4.3 percent in June. The rate was 7.2 percent in in July of last year.  Statewide unemployment rate for July was 4.3 percent, although that number is caluculated differently from county numbers.