NC Vermont News

Washington County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,015 people out of the 59,609 living in Washington County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Washington County has decreased compared to the 3.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Washington County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.9%.

Of the 31,613 people who had a job during that time, 118 were employed in the Armed Forces and 31,495 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,015	3.1%
Employed	31,613	96.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	31,495	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	118	0.4%