Ohio Valley Times

Mason County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 265 people out of the 25,667 living in Mason County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mason County has decreased compared to the 2.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Mason County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Of the 9,662 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,651 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	265	2.7%
Employed	9,662	97.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,651	97.2%
Employed in armed forces	11	0.1%