East Panhandle Times

Hampshire County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 653 people out of the 23,214 living in Hampshire County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hampshire County has decreased compared to the 7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Hampshire County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	653	6.9%
Employed	8,876	93.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,876	93.1%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%