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Jersey County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 507 people out of the 21,533 living in Jersey County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jersey County has increased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 10,468 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,459 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	507	4.6%
Employed	10,468	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,459	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%