New River Valley Times

Montgomery County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,672 people out of the 99,294 living in Montgomery County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Montgomery County has remained fairly stable compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 45,579 people who had a job during that time, 165 were employed in the Armed Forces and 45,414 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,672	3.5%
Employed	45,579	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	45,414	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	165	0.3%