South SFV Today

San Benito County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,379 people out of the 63,329 living in San Benito County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in San Benito County has decreased compared to the 7.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 30,964 people who had a job during that time, 13 were employed in the Armed Forces and 30,951 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,379	7.1%
Employed	30,964	92.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	30,951	92.8%
Employed in armed forces	13	0%