Solano Sun

Solano County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 13,430 people out of the 451,432 living in Solano County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Solano County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 216,305 people who had a job during that time, 4,154 were employed in the Armed Forces and 212,151 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	13,430	5.8%
Employed	216,305	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	212,151	92.3%
Employed in armed forces	4,154	1.8%