West Nova News

Fauquier County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,109 people out of the 72,416 living in Fauquier County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fauquier County has remained fairly stable compared to the 2.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 37,362 people who had a job during that time, 86 were employed in the Armed Forces and 37,276 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,109	2.9%
Employed	37,362	97.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	37,276	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	86	0.2%