New River Valley Times

Pulaski County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 585 people out of the 33,893 living in Pulaski County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pulaski County has decreased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 15,126 people who had a job during that time, 31 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,095 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	585	3.7%
Employed	15,126	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,095	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	31	0.2%