Onslow News

Onslow County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,913 people out of the 201,597 living in Onslow County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Onslow County has decreased compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 105,438 people who had a job during that time, 39,034 were employed in the Armed Forces and 66,404 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,913	4.5%
Employed	105,438	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	66,404	60.2%
Employed in armed forces	39,034	35.4%