Fredericksburg Leader

Caroline County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 626 people out of the 30,861 living in Caroline County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Caroline County has increased compared to the 2.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 15,971 people who had a job during that time, 1,479 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,492 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	626	3.8%
Employed	15,971	96.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,492	87.3%
Employed in armed forces	1,479	8.9%