Gateway Reporter

Surry County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 219 people out of the 6,563 living in Surry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Surry County has increased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Surry County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 3,197 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,185 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	219	6.4%
Employed	3,197	93.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,185	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.4%