South Ohio News

Adams County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 729 people out of the 27,564 living in Adams County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Adams County has decreased compared to the 6.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Adams County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	729	6.5%
Employed	10,499	93.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,499	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%