South Sound Times

Lewis County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,541 people out of the 81,214 living in Lewis County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

The percentage of people unemployed in Lewis County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 33,545 people who had a job during that time, 134 were employed in the Armed Forces and 33,411 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,541	7%
Employed	33,545	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	33,411	92.6%
Employed in armed forces	134	0.4%