Outer Banks Times

Hyde County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 118 people out of the 4,697 living in Hyde County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hyde County has increased compared to the 4.5% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	118	6.8%
Employed	1,612	93.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,612	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%