NC West Virginia News

Taylor County recorded an unemployment rate of 10.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 814 people out of the 16,727 living in Taylor County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Taylor County has increased compared to the 10.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Taylor County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Of the 6,697 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,682 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	814	10.8%
Employed	6,697	89.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,682	89%
Employed in armed forces	15	0.2%