Ann Arbor Times

Washtenaw County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 9,417 people out of the 372,428 living in Washtenaw County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Washtenaw County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Washtenaw County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 191,049 people who had a job during that time, 215 were employed in the Armed Forces and 190,834 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	9,417	4.7%
Employed	191,049	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	190,834	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	215	0.1%