Northern Neck Times

Westmoreland County recorded an unemployment rate of 11.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 930 people out of the 18,324 living in Westmoreland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Westmoreland County has decreased compared to the 12.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,306 people who had a job during that time, 167 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,139 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	930	11.3%
Employed	7,306	88.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,139	86.7%
Employed in armed forces	167	2%