Yadkin Valley News

Surry County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,520 people out of the 71,439 living in Surry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Surry County has decreased compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 31,963 people who had a job during that time, 24 were employed in the Armed Forces and 31,939 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,520	4.5%
Employed	31,963	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	31,939	95.4%
Employed in armed forces	24	0.1%