Rocky Mount Today

Nash County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,236 people out of the 94,628 living in Nash County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Nash County has decreased compared to the 7.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Nash County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.2%.

Of the 42,765 people who had a job during that time, 77 were employed in the Armed Forces and 42,688 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,236	7%
Employed	42,765	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	42,688	92.8%
Employed in armed forces	77	0.2%