Gold Country Today

Amador County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,099 people out of the 40,095 living in Amador County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Amador County has increased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 15,139 people who had a job during that time, 25 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,114 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,099	6.8%
Employed	15,139	93.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,114	93.1%
Employed in armed forces	25	0.2%