South Sound Times

Mason County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,753 people out of the 64,964 living in Mason County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mason County has remained fairly stable compared to the 6.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 26,031 people who had a job during that time, 141 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,890 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,753	6.3%
Employed	26,031	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,890	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	141	0.5%