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St. Lawrence County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,986 people out of the 108,836 living in St. Lawrence County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in St. Lawrence County has decreased compared to the 6.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in St. Lawrence County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 44,492 people who had a job during that time, 68 were employed in the Armed Forces and 44,424 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,986	6.3%
Employed	44,492	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	44,424	93.6%
Employed in armed forces	68	0.1%