Johnson City Times

Washington County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,305 people out of the 132,067 living in Washington County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Washington County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Washington County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 61,533 people who had a job during that time, 85 were employed in the Armed Forces and 61,448 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,305	5.1%
Employed	61,533	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	61,448	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	85	0.1%