Northern Neck Times

Northumberland County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 325 people out of the 11,965 living in Northumberland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Northumberland County has increased compared to the 6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Northumberland County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	325	7.3%
Employed	4,109	92.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,109	92.7%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%