Central Shenandoah News

Staunton city recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 658 people out of the 25,358 living in Staunton city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Staunton city has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,117 people who had a job during that time, 26 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,091 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	658	5.2%
Employed	12,117	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,091	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	26	0.2%