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Alleghany County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 213 people out of the 15,266 living in Alleghany County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Alleghany County has decreased compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 6,370 people who had a job during that time, 20 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,350 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	213	3.2%
Employed	6,370	96.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,350	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	20	0.3%