Tri Cities Reporter

Franklin County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,539 people out of the 95,313 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 5.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Franklin County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 42,481 people who had a job during that time, 100 were employed in the Armed Forces and 42,381 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,539	5.6%
Employed	42,481	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	42,381	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	100	0.2%