Westchester Reporter

Westchester County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 32,077 people out of the 999,723 living in Westchester County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Westchester County has increased compared to the 5.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 497,114 people who had a job during that time, 254 were employed in the Armed Forces and 496,860 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	32,077	6.1%
Employed	497,114	93.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	496,860	93.9%
Employed in armed forces	254	0%