Henrico Times

Henrico County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 7,427 people out of the 331,924 living in Henrico County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Henrico County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Henrico County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 175,726 people who had a job during that time, 482 were employed in the Armed Forces and 175,244 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	7,427	4.1%
Employed	175,726	95.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	175,244	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	482	0.3%