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Sanilac County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,264 people out of the 40,829 living in Sanilac County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sanilac County has increased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 17,493 people who had a job during that time, 19 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,474 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,264	6.7%
Employed	17,493	93.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,474	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	19	0.1%