Laredo Times

Zapata County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 443 people out of the 13,945 living in Zapata County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Zapata County has remained fairly stable compared to the 8.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Zapata County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	443	8.3%
Employed	4,883	91.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,883	91.7%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%