Hill Country Chronicle

Val Verde County recorded an unemployment rate of 4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 880 people out of the 47,767 living in Val Verde County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Val Verde County has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Val Verde County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 20,937 people who had a job during that time, 1,727 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,210 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	880	4%
Employed	20,937	96%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,210	88.1%
Employed in armed forces	1,727	7.9%