2021 has 6.2% of Potter County residents unemployed

USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

By Northern Tier News

Jun 2, 2024

Potter County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 441 people out of the 16,478 living in Potter County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Potter County has decreased compared to the 6.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Potter County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Potter County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	441	6.2%
Employed	6,717	93.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,717	93.8%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%

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