Central Virginia Times

Madison County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 341 people out of the 13,731 living in Madison County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Madison County has increased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,458 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,443 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	341	5%
Employed	6,458	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,443	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	15	0.2%