NE Piedmont News

Granville County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,500 people out of the 60,854 living in Granville County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Granville County has increased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Granville County was nearly equal to the statewide unemployment rate of 5.2%.

Of the 27,490 people who had a job during that time, 54 were employed in the Armed Forces and 27,436 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,500	5.2%
Employed	27,490	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	27,436	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	54	0.2%