Rockland Reporter

Rockland County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 9,515 people out of the 336,485 living in Rockland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Rockland County has increased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Rockland County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 150,636 people who had a job during that time, 238 were employed in the Armed Forces and 150,398 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	9,515	5.9%
Employed	150,636	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	150,398	93.9%
Employed in armed forces	238	0.1%