Burlington Standard

Franklin County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 963 people out of the 49,752 living in Franklin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Franklin County has decreased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Franklin County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.9%.

Of the 25,658 people who had a job during that time, 221 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,437 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	963	3.6%
Employed	25,658	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,437	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	221	0.8%