North Richmond Today

Hanover County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,865 people out of the 109,232 living in Hanover County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hanover County has decreased compared to the 3.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 57,500 people who had a job during that time, 119 were employed in the Armed Forces and 57,381 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,865	3.1%
Employed	57,500	96.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	57,381	96.7%
Employed in armed forces	119	0.2%