Asheville Reporter

Haywood County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,011 people out of the 61,695 living in Haywood County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Haywood County has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 27,645 people who had a job during that time, 30 were employed in the Armed Forces and 27,615 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,011	3.5%
Employed	27,645	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	27,615	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	30	0.1%