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Nevada County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,042 people out of the 102,090 living in Nevada County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

The percentage of people unemployed in Nevada County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.5%.

Of the 46,882 people who had a job during that time, 138 were employed in the Armed Forces and 46,744 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,042	4.2%
Employed	46,882	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	46,744	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	138	0.3%