Burlington Reporter

Alamance County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,253 people out of the 169,185 living in Alamance County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Alamance County has decreased compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 79,562 people who had a job during that time, 206 were employed in the Armed Forces and 79,356 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,253	5.1%
Employed	79,562	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	79,356	94.7%
Employed in armed forces	206	0.2%