River Valley Today

Somerset County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,102 people out of the 50,424 living in Somerset County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Somerset County has increased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Somerset County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.2%.

Of the 21,954 people who had a job during that time, 59 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,895 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,102	4.8%
Employed	21,954	95.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,895	95%
Employed in armed forces	59	0.3%