Washington Isle News

Island County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,091 people out of the 85,938 living in Island County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Island County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Island County was nearly equal to the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 39,355 people who had a job during that time, 7,048 were employed in the Armed Forces and 32,307 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,091	5%
Employed	39,355	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	32,307	77.9%
Employed in armed forces	7,048	17%