Central Shenandoah News

Harrisonburg city recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,402 people out of the 52,062 living in Harrisonburg city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Harrisonburg city has increased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 24,964 people who had a job during that time, 85 were employed in the Armed Forces and 24,879 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,402	5.3%
Employed	24,964	94.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	24,879	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	85	0.3%