High Country Times

Yancey County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 646 people out of the 18,357 living in Yancey County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Yancey County has increased compared to the 7.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,603 people who had a job during that time, 34 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,569 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	646	7.8%
Employed	7,603	92.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,569	91.8%
Employed in armed forces	34	0.4%