Central Shenandoah News

Rockbridge County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 555 people out of the 22,663 living in Rockbridge County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Rockbridge County has increased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,996 people who had a job during that time, 63 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,933 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	555	5.3%
Employed	9,996	94.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,933	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	63	0.6%