Lynchburg Reporter

Appomattox County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 291 people out of the 16,039 living in Appomattox County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Appomattox County has increased compared to the 2.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,553 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,543 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	291	3.7%
Employed	7,553	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,543	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	10	0.1%