Redding Today

Tehama County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,297 people out of the 65,345 living in Tehama County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tehama County has decreased compared to the 8.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 26,065 people who had a job during that time, 46 were employed in the Armed Forces and 26,019 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,297	8.1%
Employed	26,065	91.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	26,019	91.7%
Employed in armed forces	46	0.2%