Fayetteville Today

Hoke County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,536 people out of the 52,169 living in Hoke County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hoke County has decreased compared to the 7.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 21,487 people who had a job during that time, 2,419 were employed in the Armed Forces and 19,068 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,536	6.7%
Employed	21,487	93.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,068	82.8%
Employed in armed forces	2,419	10.5%