Tyler Reporter

Wood County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 818 people out of the 44,615 living in Wood County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wood County has decreased compared to the 5.1% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	818	4.6%
Employed	17,060	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,060	95.4%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%