Altoona Times

Huntingdon County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,075 people out of the 44,458 living in Huntingdon County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Huntingdon County has increased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,217 people who had a job during that time, 22 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,195 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,075	5.6%
Employed	18,217	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,195	94.3%
Employed in armed forces	22	0.1%