High Country Times

Mitchell County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 437 people out of the 14,951 living in Mitchell County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mitchell County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	437	6.4%
Employed	6,402	93.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,402	93.6%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%