Fredericksburg Leader

Spotsylvania County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,392 people out of the 138,493 living in Spotsylvania County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Spotsylvania County has decreased compared to the 6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 69,596 people who had a job during that time, 740 were employed in the Armed Forces and 68,856 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,392	5.9%
Employed	69,596	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	68,856	93.1%
Employed in armed forces	740	1%