North Tidewater News

Poquoson city recorded an unemployment rate of 1.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 103 people out of the 12,382 living in Poquoson city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Poquoson city has decreased compared to the 1.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Poquoson city was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 6,426 people who had a job during that time, 156 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,270 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	103	1.6%
Employed	6,426	98.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,270	96%
Employed in armed forces	156	2.4%