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New London County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 7,155 people out of the 269,131 living in New London County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in New London County has decreased compared to the 5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in New London County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6%.

Of the 139,088 people who had a job during that time, 7,285 were employed in the Armed Forces and 131,803 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	7,155	4.9%
Employed	139,088	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	131,803	90.1%
Employed in armed forces	7,285	5%