Rochester Reporter

Monroe County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 21,080 people out of the 757,332 living in Monroe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monroe County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 373,882 people who had a job during that time, 205 were employed in the Armed Forces and 373,677 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	21,080	5.3%
Employed	373,882	94.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	373,677	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	205	0.1%