Adams County Times

Adams County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 12,897 people out of the 514,969 living in Adams County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Adams County has increased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Adams County was nearly equal to the statewide unemployment rate of 4.6%.

Of the 269,909 people who had a job during that time, 398 were employed in the Armed Forces and 269,511 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	12,897	4.6%
Employed	269,909	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	269,511	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	398	0.1%