Quincy Reporter

Adams County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,449 people out of the 65,878 living in Adams County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Adams County has increased compared to the 4.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 33,053 people who had a job during that time, 43 were employed in the Armed Forces and 33,010 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,449	4.2%
Employed	33,053	95.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	33,010	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	43	0.1%