South Winston Salem News

Davie County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,002 people out of the 42,543 living in Davie County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Davie County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 19,509 people who had a job during that time, 47 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,462 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,002	4.9%
Employed	19,509	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,462	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	47	0.2%