NE Connecticut News

Windham County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,274 people out of the 116,503 living in Windham County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Windham County has decreased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 58,149 people who had a job during that time, 162 were employed in the Armed Forces and 57,987 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,274	6.8%
Employed	58,149	93.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	57,987	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	162	0.3%