Lynchburg Reporter

Amherst County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 800 people out of the 31,381 living in Amherst County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Amherst County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Amherst County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 15,060 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,048 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	800	5%
Employed	15,060	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,048	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.1%