High Country Times

Ashe County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 660 people out of the 26,598 living in Ashe County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ashe County has increased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,249 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,239 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	660	5.1%
Employed	12,249	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,239	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	10	0.1%