Gateway Reporter

Chesterfield County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 9,073 people out of the 359,798 living in Chesterfield County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chesterfield County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 184,591 people who had a job during that time, 1,431 were employed in the Armed Forces and 183,160 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	9,073	4.7%
Employed	184,591	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	183,160	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	1,431	0.7%