Northern Neck Times

Richmond County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 87 people out of the 8,902 living in Richmond County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Richmond County has increased compared to the 2.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 3,148 people who had a job during that time, 5 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,143 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	87	2.7%
Employed	3,148	97.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,143	97.2%
Employed in armed forces	5	0.2%