Altoona Times

Bedford County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,084 people out of the 47,729 living in Bedford County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bedford County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Bedford County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Of the 21,849 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,846 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,084	4.7%
Employed	21,849	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,846	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	3	0%