Central Shenandoah News

Waynesboro city recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 519 people out of the 22,149 living in Waynesboro city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Waynesboro city has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 10,846 people who had a job during that time, 70 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,776 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	519	4.6%
Employed	10,846	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,776	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	70	0.6%