NE Connecticut News

Tolland County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,773 people out of the 150,120 living in Tolland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

The percentage of people unemployed in Tolland County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6%.

Of the 77,301 people who had a job during that time, 128 were employed in the Armed Forces and 77,173 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,773	4.7%
Employed	77,301	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	77,173	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	128	0.2%