Decatur Times

Winston County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 488 people out of the 23,650 living in Winston County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Winston County has decreased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Winston County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.4%.

Of the 9,567 people who had a job during that time, 34 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,533 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	488	4.9%
Employed	9,567	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,533	94.8%
Employed in armed forces	34	0.3%