South Central PA News

Adams County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,903 people out of the 103,782 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 3.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Adams County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Of the 51,942 people who had a job during that time, 41 were employed in the Armed Forces and 51,901 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,903	3.5%
Employed	51,942	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	51,901	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	41	0.1%