Duval Times

Duval County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 25,586 people out of the 983,153 living in Duval County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Duval County has decreased compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 490,620 people who had a job during that time, 15,367 were employed in the Armed Forces and 475,253 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	25,586	5%
Employed	490,620	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	475,253	92.1%
Employed in armed forces	15,367	3%