Williamsburg Sun

Williamsburg city recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 432 people out of the 15,299 living in Williamsburg city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Williamsburg city has increased compared to the 5.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Williamsburg city was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 6,695 people who had a job during that time, 116 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,579 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	432	6.1%
Employed	6,695	93.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,579	92.3%
Employed in armed forces	116	1.6%