Monterey Times

Monterey County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 11,019 people out of the 438,953 living in Monterey County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Monterey County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Monterey County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.5%.

Of the 194,920 people who had a job during that time, 5,113 were employed in the Armed Forces and 189,807 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	11,019	5.4%
Employed	194,920	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	189,807	92.2%
Employed in armed forces	5,113	2.5%