Mohawk Valley Times

Montgomery County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,492 people out of the 49,539 living in Montgomery County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Montgomery County has increased compared to the 6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 21,801 people who had a job during that time, 46 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,755 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,492	6.4%
Employed	21,801	93.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,755	93.4%
Employed in armed forces	46	0.2%