Mohawk Valley Times

Otsego County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,628 people out of the 58,952 living in Otsego County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Otsego County has decreased compared to the 5.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 27,225 people who had a job during that time, 107 were employed in the Armed Forces and 27,118 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,628	5.6%
Employed	27,225	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	27,118	94%
Employed in armed forces	107	0.4%