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Oswego County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,222 people out of the 118,019 living in Oswego County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Oswego County has increased compared to the 6.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 55,085 people who had a job during that time, 166 were employed in the Armed Forces and 54,919 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,222	7.1%
Employed	55,085	92.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	54,919	92.6%
Employed in armed forces	166	0.3%