NC Mississippi News

Carroll County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 247 people out of the 10,053 living in Carroll County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Carroll County has decreased compared to the 7.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Carroll County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8%.

Of the 3,541 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,539 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	247	6.5%
Employed	3,541	93.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,539	93.4%
Employed in armed forces	2	0.1%