Johnston Reporter

Johnston County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,550 people out of the 211,320 living in Johnston County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Johnston County has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 102,371 people who had a job during that time, 209 were employed in the Armed Forces and 102,162 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,550	4.3%
Employed	102,371	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	102,162	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	209	0.2%