New River Valley Times

Floyd County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 265 people out of the 15,536 living in Floyd County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Floyd County has increased compared to the 3.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,640 people who had a job during that time, 23 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,617 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	265	3.4%
Employed	7,640	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,617	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	23	0.3%