Central Virginia Times

Culpeper County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,114 people out of the 52,021 living in Culpeper County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Culpeper County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 25,701 people who had a job during that time, 55 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,646 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,114	4.2%
Employed	25,701	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,646	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	55	0.2%