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Caldwell County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,192 people out of the 80,705 living in Caldwell County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Caldwell County has decreased compared to the 6.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 35,965 people who had a job during that time, 43 were employed in the Armed Forces and 35,922 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,192	5.7%
Employed	35,965	94.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	35,922	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	43	0.1%