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Tuolumne County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,896 people out of the 55,243 living in Tuolumne County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tuolumne County has increased compared to the 7.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 21,543 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,541 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,896	8.1%
Employed	21,543	91.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,541	91.9%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%