Central Virginia Times

Louisa County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,135 people out of the 37,136 living in Louisa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Louisa County has increased compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 17,322 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,315 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,135	6.1%
Employed	17,322	93.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,315	93.8%
Employed in armed forces	7	0%