Mercer Times

Mercer County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 12,463 people out of the 384,951 living in Mercer County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mercer County has increased compared to the 6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 186,574 people who had a job during that time, 148 were employed in the Armed Forces and 186,426 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	12,463	6.3%
Employed	186,574	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	186,426	93.7%
Employed in armed forces	148	0.1%