4.6% of Montgomery County residents considered unemployed in 2021

USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

By NW Houston News

May 30, 2024

Montgomery County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 13,871 people out of the 607,999 living in Montgomery County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Montgomery County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Montgomery County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 290,339 people who had a job during that time, 592 were employed in the Armed Forces and 289,747 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Montgomery County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	13,871	4.6%
Employed	290,339	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	289,747	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	592	0.2%

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City of Oak Ridge North• Porter Heights• City of Conroe• Town of Woodloch• City of Woodbranch• City of Shenandoah• City of Willis• City of Splendora• City of Montgomery• City of Magnolia• Town of Stagecoach• Town of Roman Forest• City of Cut and Shoot• Panorama Village• Patton Village

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