Roanoke Sun

Roanoke city recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,248 people out of the 99,578 living in Roanoke city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Roanoke city has decreased compared to the 6.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 48,014 people who had a job during that time, 203 were employed in the Armed Forces and 47,811 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,248	6.3%
Employed	48,014	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	47,811	93.3%
Employed in armed forces	203	0.4%