North Country Leader

Lewis County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 626 people out of the 26,681 living in Lewis County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lewis County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Lewis County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 12,067 people who had a job during that time, 106 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,961 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	626	4.9%
Employed	12,067	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,961	94.2%
Employed in armed forces	106	0.8%