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Halifax County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,680 people out of the 49,291 living in Halifax County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Halifax County has increased compared to the 6.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,093 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,081 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,680	8.5%
Employed	18,093	91.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,081	91.4%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.1%