Columbia had unemployment rate of 4% in 2021

Columbia recorded an unemployment rate of 4% among its 8,689 residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That means 4,947 of the 10,243 individuals of any age living in Columbia at the time were employed, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Columbia has decreased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Columbia was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	207	4%
Employed	4,947	96%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,947	96%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%