Central Oregon Times

Hood River County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 480 people out of the 23,915 living in Hood River County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hood River County has decreased compared to the 5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Hood River County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Of the 12,614 people who had a job during that time, 17 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,597 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	480	3.7%
Employed	12,614	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,597	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	17	0.1%