Johnson City Times

Carter County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,704 people out of the 56,314 living in Carter County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Carter County has increased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Carter County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 22,797 people who had a job during that time, 36 were employed in the Armed Forces and 22,761 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,704	7%
Employed	22,797	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	22,761	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	36	0.1%