Nantahala News

Jackson County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,368 people out of the 42,983 living in Jackson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jackson County has increased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,874 people who had a job during that time, 39 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,835 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,368	6.8%
Employed	18,874	93.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,835	93%
Employed in armed forces	39	0.2%