Roanoke Sun

Roanoke County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,403 people out of the 96,303 living in Roanoke County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Roanoke County has decreased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 46,947 people who had a job during that time, 359 were employed in the Armed Forces and 46,588 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,403	2.9%
Employed	46,947	97.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	46,588	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	359	0.7%