Grand Junction Times

Mesa County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,357 people out of the 154,685 living in Mesa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mesa County has decreased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Mesa County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.6%.

Of the 72,993 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 72,982 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,357	5.6%
Employed	72,993	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	72,982	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	11	0%