NC Indiana News

White County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 597 people out of the 24,593 living in White County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in White County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in White County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Of the 11,329 people who had a job during that time, 54 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,275 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	597	5%
Employed	11,329	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,275	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	54	0.5%