Redding Today

Siskiyou County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,414 people out of the 44,151 living in Siskiyou County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Siskiyou County has increased compared to the 7.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Siskiyou County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.5%.

Of the 16,577 people who had a job during that time, 23 were employed in the Armed Forces and 16,554 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,414	7.9%
Employed	16,577	92.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	16,554	92%
Employed in armed forces	23	0.1%