SW Virginia News

Tazewell County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,002 people out of the 40,615 living in Tazewell County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tazewell County has decreased compared to the 7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Tazewell County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 14,662 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,651 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,002	6.4%
Employed	14,662	93.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,651	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	11	0.1%