Saratoga Standard

Washington County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,703 people out of the 61,504 living in Washington County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Washington County has increased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Washington County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 28,394 people who had a job during that time, 74 were employed in the Armed Forces and 28,320 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,703	5.7%
Employed	28,394	94.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	28,320	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	74	0.2%