North Central PA Times

Columbia County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,538 people out of the 65,013 living in Columbia County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Columbia County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 30,163 people who had a job during that time, 70 were employed in the Armed Forces and 30,093 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,538	4.9%
Employed	30,163	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	30,093	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	70	0.2%