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Catawba County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,647 people out of the 159,852 living in Catawba County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Catawba County has decreased compared to the 6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 75,278 people who had a job during that time, 82 were employed in the Armed Forces and 75,196 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,647	5.8%
Employed	75,278	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	75,196	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	82	0.1%