Capital District Times

Schenectady County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,504 people out of the 157,515 living in Schenectady County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Schenectady County has remained fairly stable compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Schenectady County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 74,147 people who had a job during that time, 176 were employed in the Armed Forces and 73,971 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,504	6.9%
Employed	74,147	93.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	73,971	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	176	0.2%