South Central PA News

Franklin County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,993 people out of the 155,592 living in Franklin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Franklin County has decreased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 74,860 people who had a job during that time, 106 were employed in the Armed Forces and 74,754 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,993	3.8%
Employed	74,860	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	74,754	96%
Employed in armed forces	106	0.1%