Tyler Reporter

Van Zandt County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 946 people out of the 58,782 living in Van Zandt County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Van Zandt County has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Van Zandt County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 24,696 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 24,686 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	946	3.7%
Employed	24,696	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	24,686	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	10	0%