Prince William Reporter

Manassas city recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,199 people out of the 42,596 living in Manassas city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Manassas city has increased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Manassas city was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 23,118 people who had a job during that time, 116 were employed in the Armed Forces and 23,002 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,199	4.9%
Employed	23,118	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	23,002	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	116	0.5%