South County Times

Washington County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,232 people out of the 129,735 living in Washington County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Washington County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Washington County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6%.

Of the 67,266 people who had a job during that time, 619 were employed in the Armed Forces and 66,647 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,232	5.9%
Employed	67,266	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	66,647	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	619	0.9%