Cabarrus Today

Cabarrus County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,912 people out of the 221,200 living in Cabarrus County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cabarrus County has increased compared to the 5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 111,082 people who had a job during that time, 200 were employed in the Armed Forces and 110,882 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,912	5.1%
Employed	111,082	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	110,882	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	200	0.2%