Chapel Hill Review

Orange County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,339 people out of the 147,376 living in Orange County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Orange County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 72,652 people who had a job during that time, 33 were employed in the Armed Forces and 72,619 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,339	4.4%
Employed	72,652	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	72,619	95.6%
Employed in armed forces	33	0%