Outer Banks Times

Dare County recorded an unemployment rate of 6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,212 people out of the 36,718 living in Dare County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Dare County has increased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,877 people who had a job during that time, 101 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,776 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,212	6%
Employed	18,877	94%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,776	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	101	0.5%