Mohawk Valley Times

Herkimer County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,611 people out of the 60,596 living in Herkimer County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Herkimer County has decreased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Herkimer County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 28,280 people who had a job during that time, 45 were employed in the Armed Forces and 28,235 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,611	5.4%
Employed	28,280	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	28,235	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	45	0.2%