South North Carolina News

Bladen County recorded an unemployment rate of 6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 730 people out of the 30,105 living in Bladen County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bladen County has increased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 11,491 people who had a job during that time, 64 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,427 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	730	6%
Employed	11,491	94%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,427	93.5%
Employed in armed forces	64	0.5%