Fredericksburg Leader

Fredericksburg city recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 801 people out of the 28,027 living in Fredericksburg city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fredericksburg city has decreased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 15,388 people who had a job during that time, 105 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,283 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	801	4.9%
Employed	15,388	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,283	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	105	0.6%