Central Oregon Times

Jefferson County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 928 people out of the 24,232 living in Jefferson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jefferson County has decreased compared to the 9.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jefferson County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	928	9.1%
Employed	9,313	90.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,313	90.9%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%