Northern Neck Times

Lancaster County recorded an unemployment rate of 11.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 524 people out of the 10,916 living in Lancaster County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lancaster County has increased compared to the 9.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 3,988 people who had a job during that time, 43 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,945 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	524	11.6%
Employed	3,988	88.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,945	87.4%
Employed in armed forces	43	1%