Bristol Reporter

Bristol County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 17,400 people out of the 576,070 living in Bristol County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bristol County has increased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Bristol County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.4%.

Of the 289,435 people who had a job during that time, 231 were employed in the Armed Forces and 289,204 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	17,400	5.7%
Employed	289,435	94.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	289,204	94.3%
Employed in armed forces	231	0.1%