Pinehurst Today

Moore County recorded an unemployment rate of 4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,845 people out of the 98,618 living in Moore County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Moore County has decreased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 44,237 people who had a job during that time, 3,437 were employed in the Armed Forces and 40,800 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,845	4%
Employed	44,237	96%
Employed in civilian labor force	40,800	88.5%
Employed in armed forces	3,437	7.5%