4.5% of Williamson County residents considered unemployed in 2021

USCB Chief Office of Program, Performance and Stakeholder Integration | United States Census Bureau

By North Austin News

May 30, 2024

Williamson County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 14,590 people out of the 591,759 living in Williamson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Williamson County has decreased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Williamson County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 308,708 people who had a job during that time, 809 were employed in the Armed Forces and 307,899 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Williamson County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	14,590	4.5%
Employed	308,708	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	307,899	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	809	0.3%

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