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Clackamas County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 10,671 people out of the 418,577 living in Clackamas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Clackamas County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Clackamas County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Of the 206,131 people who had a job during that time, 128 were employed in the Armed Forces and 206,003 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	10,671	4.9%
Employed	206,131	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	206,003	95%
Employed in armed forces	128	0.1%