Moses Lake Today

Adams County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 648 people out of the 20,353 living in Adams County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Adams County has increased compared to the 6.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 8,075 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 8,068 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	648	7.4%
Employed	8,075	92.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,068	92.5%
Employed in armed forces	7	0.1%