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Washington County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,893 people out of the 45,616 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 10.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Washington County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8%.

Of the 17,301 people who had a job during that time, 33 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,268 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,893	9.9%
Employed	17,301	90.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,268	90%
Employed in armed forces	33	0.2%